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In presenting this work to the public, I do so by making no 
claim to originality in the composition or discovery of ele- 
ments that enter into the formulas given as remedial agents; nor 
do I desire to be understood by the practicing physician as under-, 
estimating the value of diagnosis and the principles of the science 
of medicine, as they are recognized in the regular schools. My 
object for some time has been and is to place in the hands of the 
general masses of our people the means of relieving the active 
forms of diseases and meeting the emergencies of the sick room. 

In the large majority of diseases that flesh is heir to, a judicious 
and prompt use of remedial agents, at the commencement of the 
trouble, will prevent its developments and restore the sufferer to 
health. 

No one knows how to appreciate more fully the truth of the old 
maxim, U A stitch in time saves nine," than an experienced phy- 
sician; while to every person of common sense the old but equally 
true saying, " iVn ounce of preventive is worth a pound of cure,", 
is a philosophic fact. 

Avoiding technical phraseology, the author has endeavored 
in plain language to express the conditions of life and of health; 
to set forth the causes of diseases and invoke the curative agen- 
cies, which a long experience has enabled the most successful 
physicians to use in relieving the infirmities and the diseases of 
the human family. 

I am aware that some physicians discountenance the use of this 
work among the people, claiming they are the cause of the evils 
they profess to eradicate. This objection, however, is limited to 



4 Dr. ICing's Medical Prescriptions. 

that class of physicians who are more concerned to secure a large 
fee bill than to those who, in the exercise of their divine art, would 
seek to place the means of relief in the reach of those who can- 
not be misled by the superstitious idea that there is beyond 
science and experience a mystical power in the person of a 
doctor. 

To all classes, physicians or laymen, I present this work as 
simply an aid to them, assured that if the directions given are 
strictly complied with that no harm can come to either, and that 
a great deal of suffering could be relieved — and promptly 
relieved — at a comparatively small cost. Respectfully, 

John H. King. 



HYGIENE. 

Hygiene is a term used to express the knowledge or science 
of health. This is the normal or natural condition of all life, 
whether in the animal or vegetable kingdom, while diseases, 
whether hereditary or produced by any cause operating after 
birth, is an abnormal or unnatural condition. 

The conditions of life are all dependent upon the normal opera- 
tions of the forces in nature which are placed there by the Creator? 
and though silently acting are always and essentially present 
before there can be life. 

The forces are heat, light and moisture, and from them a 
fourth, which is now conceded to be produced by the other three 
— electricity. These forces acting in a normal manner upon the 
germ cell, whether it be the ovum of a human being or the germ 
cell of a plant, bring on those developments which culminate in 
the life of an individual or in that of a plant. 

If these forces are disturbed in their operations by any consti- 
tutional disease or debility, the parents from whose loins come 
the offspring, or the earth from whence springs the plant, are 
diseased or wanting in that vitality which is nature's perfect state, 
an imperfect or diseased development is the result. We cannot 
here elaborate the causes which produce these abnormal ex- 
pressions, but will be content if we give you certain fundamental 
laws of development which will aid you in supplying the condi- 
tions upon which you may secure health to your offspring and 
which are essential to maintain it. 

First. — Mothers should keep constantly in mind that the child 
before its birth lives and grows through its period of foetal devel- 
opment on the food supplied through her system. Her food di- 
gested, assimilated and taken into her blood nourishes the em- 
bryo and sustains it until the period of development in her womb 
has passed, and nature brings to play those forces which separate 
the attachment which has for nine months united the foetus to her 
body. 

Your food then should be nutritious, well cooked and taken by 
you not alone to gratify your appetite, but with the double pur- 



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pose of sustaining your life and that of the embryo grafted on 
your person. I do not presume to prescribe the diet of women 
in this most critical period, but would recommend while it is gen- 
erous and nutritious, that it be freed from highly seasoned food 
and stimulants. 

It has been an observed fact that food highly seasoned or the 
free use of alcoholic stimulants by mothers produce an impaired 
or unnatural nervous temperament in their offspring. The same 
may be said of opiates of any kind taken habitually. 

Second. — During gestation or pregnancy the mother should 
take regular exercise in the open air when the weather will admit; 
should keep her mind as free from care as possible, maintaining 
disposition and seek such associations as will give to her pleasant 
thoughts. Remember, you are impressing your spirit and temper 
upon another being, and that your life is hidden in that of your 
child. Avoid any alarming or exciting scenes or objects; contem- 
plate such as are beautiful and pleasant. Especially is this im- 
portant during the early months of gestation. Hideous monstros- 
ities are the creatures of circumstances investing their mothers 
during the first few weeks or the early period of their fcetal life. 
Third. — Be careful during your pregnancy to keep your feet 
dry and warm; your head cool and to secure regular passages 
every twenty-four hours from your bowels. Do not resort to pills 
for this purpose, as you are apt to require this artificial means 
when simpler remedies can secure the same results. We give you 
in our formulas remedies which are quite effectual, and will be 
the means of relieving costiveness with which many mothers are 
troubled during gestation. 

Fourth. — See that your sleeping apartments are well ventilated; 
have the air from the south, southwest or west to enter your 
room and so as not to make a draught on your person, and 
remember that " Cleanliness is next to godliness. " Do not be 
afraid of the bath. In the winter a tepid bath for the whole 
body and rub dry with a coarse towel; in the summer a sponge 
bath of water that has been drawn a short while. Bathe at least 
twice a week. This, with regular exercise, a cheerful disposi- 
tion and wholesome, nutritious food, will be all that is necessary 
to secure a proper and normal development of the foetus if all 
these conditions of life heretofore given are present. 



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HYGIENE OF CHILDREN. 

There is no greater mistake than to suppose that physic is a 
necessity for the infant. If the child is a health}' one, of natural 
size and normal functions, it will require but little more than 
nature has provided in the milk which the mother furnishes. 
Be assured that Nature's laws are not fixed in any changeable way, 
nor is there a want of provision for the most helpless of all beings — 
an infant. It may be that from some accident, or from careless- 
ness or inattention, the mother cannot nourish her offspring and 
cannot supply the natural food, which is all the physic needed 
by the infant ; then its nourishment must be by artificial means. 
The nearer in approach to the food provided by nature, the 
more certain we are to provide for the comfort and health of 
the child. There are various preparations of cow's milk in use, 
some that are highly approved and upon which infants have 
been brought up in perfect health. We must, however, keep in 
mind that the food provided by nature is the mothei's milk. 
We heartily condemn the teas and condiments which are con- 
cocted by many old women and are too often brought to the nursery. 
They are the fruitful sources of evil and often lay the foundations 
for irreparable damage to the digestive functions of the child. 
We have, in our formula for infants, presented the best prepara- 
tions of artificial milk, and such simple remedies as will generally 
meet the ailments which, in the majority of instances with. infants, 
aie more imaginary on the part of anxious mothers than real. 
We must keep in mind that the infant, although no longer in the 
mother's womb, is yet undergoing the development incident to its 
life. Its lungs are now to take in the air and distribute its pure 
oxygen through the body by means of the circulating system, 
hence be sure your nursery or bedroom is ventilated properly. 
The infant should be enveloped in warm clothing, and by all means 
keep its skin clean from all dirt and impurities. For this pur- 
pose a tepid bath at least every two or three days after the first 
week should not be neglected. It is not surprising that infants 
should at an early period in their lives form habits. They are 
human beings, and all humanity is in tastes and in action but an 
expression of habit. If you begin right you will begin in the earliest 
days of infancy to form the habits of your child. In sleeping or 
in its food you will discover that the first few months are consumed 



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in sleep; if the food supplied is proper in quantity and of the proper 
kind, sleep, the balm of life, follow as a certainty. 

HYGIENE IN GENERAL. 

There are certain general observations we would make with 
regard to the rules of life and health which are the results of 
observation and which we desire to emphasize as conditions prece- 
dent to health. 

Exercise to be beneficial should be taken as a diversion; the 
mind should be relieved as much as possible from care; hence, 
the exercise accompanyig some amusement, when taken in mod- 
eration and especially in the sunlight, is that which is always most 
beneficial. This world has never known a more vigorous man- 
hood than that produced by Greece and Rome; while the 
healthiest women in the world are those who engage in some 
regular exercise of the body which brings into play the muscular 
system . 

OF SLEEPING. 

Sleep has been properly styled "Nature's sweet restorer." 
This is, of course, the sleep of health. It comes when all the 
functions of the body are normal; when from toil or exhaus- 
tion the physical powers need rest; when the nerve centers are 
not excited by any artificial stimulants and all nature wants is 
repose. To sleep well you must live well in mind and in body. 
A person in health requires only a certain amount of sleep. 
More than this is not refreshing, but is a positive injury, produc- 
ing a passive congestion of the circulating fluids, especially in the 
portal system. Nature has well fixed the rule if we will only 
adhere to it. From seven to eight hours during the twenty-four 
is quite enough, says one, while another may require from eight 
to ten. This will be owing entirely to circumstances. Sleep 
in the daytime is not refreshing. Some think a nap after dinner 
is essential to health, but in this they are mistaken. We fo r m 
many habits that are outside the laws of nature, and these habits 
are always an offence to the law we should try to learn and obey. 
Keep your sleeping apartments well ventilated and do not cover the 
body too heavily or sleep in beds that are too warm. Mattresses 
made of wool and hair mixed, or of clean straw well hackled 
and mixed with cotton, are to be preferred to feather beds. These 
last have been discarded from all the hospitals and infirmaries, 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 9 

and by our best and most experienced physicians are denounced 
as positively injurious to the nervous system. 

Avoid all excesses in eating or drinking, in sleeping or 
working. The temperate person is not an extremest in anything, 
but is moderate in all things. Any excess, whether it be of the 
functions of your physical or of your emotional nature, will, by a 
certain law of reaction, injure your nerve centers and directly or 
indirectly injure your health. Remember, the brain is a great 
nerve center, generating not alone thought but co-ordinating all 
the functions of the body with which it is in constant and direct 
sympathy and connection through the nervous system. There 
is a reciprocal relation here that cannot be suspended, and if -you 
indulge any function of your physical nature to excess the organ 
of this function does not suffer alone, but others become involved 
through this nervous connection, and if you continue your excess 
the whole system becomes broken down through this sympa- 
thetic connection. 

OF DRESSING. 

Modes approved by fashionable persons are not such always 
as are conducive to health . On the contrary they are often the 
cause of malformation in the young, and in all productive of evil 
results. This is especially the case with the females, who, in a 
vain attempt to please, make themselves not only martyrs but 
bring much distress to their friends. No garment can be adjusted 
to the body that impairs the circulation of the blood or that inter- 
feres with the proper anatomical location of an organ that is not 
a positive injury to the health of the unfortunate person who from 
any cause is induced to wear it. The most perfect form is that 
moulded by nature in her own wondrous laboratory, and no genius 
can do more than present that form to secure the perfection that art 
can never improve upon. Men are to a great extent relieved from 
the folly of becoming physical wrecks to please their vanity. A 
few, who are not worth the space they occupy, may violate the 
laws of nature in a sacrifice to vanity, but these few are really 
not men in the true sense of the word. Our unfortunate girls and 
young women, however, who are to become some day mothers, 
are the victims. We need make no comment upon the tyranny 
of fashion, but desire here to give some general hints for those 
whose common-sense may lead them to desire health and per- 



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sonal comfort. No garment should bind the person or the limb 
so as to be the means of preventing a free circulation of the blood. 
Garments should not be worn that interfere in the slightest man- 
ner with the development of the organs or their proper func- 
tions. The most sensible as well as the most graceful dressing 
women have ever worn was that which adorned the persons of 
the Greek and Roman women. The feet should be kept dry 
and warm, the head cool, and the functions of the body in a 
normal state, and you have the sure means of securing your per- 
sonal health under ordinarily favorable circumstances. 

First. — Disease, we may rest assured, enters the system of a 
normally healthy person, either through the air we breathe, the 
food or drink taken in the stomach, or by contact of the person 
with one suffering from some malady, or the absorption into the 
system of a virus or poison. We may rest assured that our 
natural state is that of perfect health. The signs or symptoms of 
disease we recognize, and thus do we classify the maladies of the 
human system. These are but the evidences of the disease, while 
the disease itself is but the effect of a cause existing before its 
formation and before the appearance of the signs or symptoms 
manifest themselves. 

These causes of disease may be remote, as in hereditary ail- 
ments, or they may be proximate. Of course no rules we may 
lay down for the prevention of disease can apply to those that 
have been transmitted from one generation to another. While 
these cannot be prevented by hygiene, yet they may be palliated 
and relieved in the severity of their actions by observing the gen- 
eral laws we recognize as necessary for the preservation of the 
health, ordinarily, of a sound person. 

Second. — To sustain life and to secure health we must have 
pure air. The atmosphere furnishes oxygen, essential for the 
decarbonization of the venous blood in our system. Scarcely a 
second passes but what we take into the lungs this full on which 
animal heat is maintained and through which our venous blood is 
converted into the invigorating food upon which all tissues of the 
body feed. If we remain in a room not ventilated and in which 
there is no ingress for the air outside or egress for that within, it 
will take but a short time for a strong person to consume all the 
oxygen. What is left is the nitrogen we expire or throw out 



Dr. Kings Medical Prescriptions. 11 

from the lungs. In a short time we are breathing a poisoned 
air, and soon feel the effects in a depression of the nervous sys- 
tem, which, if continued, will ultimately end in disease or in 
death. The atmosphere is a gas surrounding the world and in 
which there are found at times the microscopical germs of dis- 
ease, gathered from low, swampy places where vegetable mold 
is undergoing decav, or from the putrid bodies of decomposing 
bodies from sinks where offal and fecal matter is deposited and 
exposed to heat and moisture. It is not our purpose to discuss 
the peculiar manner in which these animalcula generate specific 
diseases. It is quite sufficient for us to call the attention of the 
reader to the fact that, whether called microbes or bacteria, or 
what not, these infinitely small germs are the products of decom- 
posing vegetable or animal matter,' and in countless millions are 
found in the atmosphere around the places where this decompo- 
sition is going on. Blown by the wind, they reach your room, 
your office, or your home, and taken into your system by respir- 
ation, producing a variety of diseases by poisoning the fountain 
from the humors of life. Most malarial diseases originate in this 
way, and all the great epidemics that creep in deadly certainty 
over the healthiest districts are extended, if they do not originate, 
in this manner. Hence the importance of locating your home, 
and especially your sleeping apartments, where you can have an 
atmosphere free from microbes of decomposing matter, and of 
keeping your surroundings free from stagnant waters or decom- 
posing matters of all kinds, and especially so during the summer 
months. 

Third. — When we consider the large amount of water con- 
sumed by a person in the course of an ordinary lifetime, and 
remember that the fluid is taken directly into the stomach and 
quickly enters the circulating system of the body, we can under- 
stand that any impurities or any agency likely to produce ill 
health finds in this way a ready means of poisoning the system. 
We cannot pay too much attention to the cleanliness of the well or 
spring from which w r e get water for drinking purposes. Just as 
decomposing matter will poison the atmosphere, so will it poison 
the well or spring and produce the germs in this water of disease 
fatal in its results. 

An eminent physician of long experience has declared it as 



12 Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

his opinion that the typhoid fever germ is produced by impure 
water taken into the system. While we may not agree with 
him that this is the sole cause of this disease, yet we unhesitat- 
ingly say that it may and has often produced it. Your well should 
be located where no leakage from stables, water-closets, sewers 
or any decomposing matter can possibly enter it from above or 
below, and should be thoroughly cleansed before and during the 
summer months. 

Fourth. — It is not necessary for one to have wealth in order to 
secure good, wholesome food and have the same well prepared; 
indeed, one of the evils attending wealth is luxurious living. 
The simpler the diet the more easily it is digested and assimilated. 
We do not propose to give you any special law for diet. Gen- 
erally we would say that a vegetable diet is that which gives 
muscular development and strength, while meat, and especially 
the fats and all oily substances, gives animal heat, as they contain 
a larger percentage of carbon. The healthiest and strongest peo- 
ple in the world are those whose diet is the simplest. Bread 
from refined flour is not to be preferred to bread from the 
coarser fabric of the mills. From whatever made let it be well 
prepared and well cooked. 

Fifth. — The bath has from time immemorial been recognized as 
an element of health as it undoubtedly is an essential to personal 
comfort. The skin should be kept clean and free from all impu- 
rities. If the conveniences are not at hand for bathing the entire 
body, certainly the sponge bath for at least the upper part of the 
body, the axillary space and loins can be taken at any time when 
privacy can be secured. When bathing do not remain in the 
water long ; better not bathe at all than by imprudence injure 
the nervous system. Rub your skin dry and rub it hard; the 
friction is an admirable tonic, both to the nerves and the muscles 
of exercise. It is not necessary to say more than we have 
already enjoined upon this matter. If your occupation does not 
furnish you the exercise necessary to invigorate you, you can 
find some time during the day in which to bring your muscular 
system into play. Generally we would say take your exercise 
in the morning early and not immediately after meals, but just 
before when the stomach is empty. 

I have thus endeavored in a general way to give to you an 



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outline of the conditions upon which you may secure and main- 
tain the health of the body. So far I have had nothing to say 
about medicines, because I have presumed that you were not 
diseased. My hope is that you will not by any excess, or by 
any violation of the laws of nature and the conditions of health, 
require to be physicked; but let this hope be ever so sincere, I 
know that there are circumstances which overtake the most 
prudent, and that you and your loved ones may some day lose the 
elasticity and vigor that now indicates perfect health, and may 
be overtaken by some one of the many diseases that flesh is heir 
to. Let me say to you in perfect candor that w r hile I have ar- 
ranged in this book the best formulas and the best prescriptions 
I have been able' to find, and have stated the disease for which 
they are recommended, yet you must be very careful and be 
sure vou do not mistake the disease. If you are at all in doubt, 
let me urge 'upon you not to take the risk of the mistake you 
may make, but call in some more experienced person than your- 
self. "Be sure you are right and theu go ahead," will do here 
as it did with Davy Crockett, and will be a good maxim for all 
time to come. Remember that nature is the great restorer, 
that health is the normal state, and that the best you or any one 
can do is to assist nature to restore the sufferer to a normal 



state again. 



FEVERS 



The term fever, derived from the Latin word febris, literally 
signifies heat, or to be hot. In medicine, as a general term, it is 
used to express those classes of diseases in which heat of the 
part or of the body is the prominent feature. It would mislead 
you if we were to speak of a fever as a disease, and hence we' 
prefer, in the general definition, to speak of the febris or fever, 
or heat, as but a symptom of a diseased condition of some part of 
the human body. Every one who has suffered from a common 
boil or felon the part becomes heated, that there has existed an 
inflammation, and if they have been informed of the first approach 
of the trouble, they will have noticed that there was an irritation 
produced by some cause that existed before the inflammation 
began. It would be wrong for me to say that the fever of heat 
in the part affected was the disease, and so we are satisfied to 
consider it but a sign or symptom of the affection with which the 



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patient is suffering. Now all the fevers that we can clearly es- 
tablish as the consequences of some local disease or of: some irri- 
tating or exciting cause, we will call symptomatic or secondary 
affections of the general system, and such as we cannot trace to 
some local disease in the body are denominated idiopathic. We 
will not here enter into a discussion of the question so long 
unsettled among pathologists, as to whether all fevers are symp- 
tomatic or not. The scope of our work does not require this, 
so, with the general subdivision afore given, we will at once pro- 
ceed to give to you some general indications that will enable 
you to recognize the presence of fever and of certain particular 
fevers which you may meet with. 

The general indications of a fever are : 

First. — Increased heat of the body or part affected. 

Second. — An increase in the action of the heart, which beats 
faster and hence is throwing more blood into the system than in 
a normal state. 

This increased action of the heart we recognize in the pulse 
which is found in any of the arteries near the surface, and most 
generally in the radial artery at the wrist. The person affected 
feels pains, has little or no appetite, feels chilly sensations in dif- 
ferent parts of the body, the mucous membrane of the eyes be- 
comes injested and the eyes themselves become watery; the head 
is affected with dizzy sensations when the sufferer attempts to 
assume an erect position, and at times there is nausea or sickness 
at the stomach. While these are general symptoms, they may 
not all be present in some fevers, but we will be sure to lind the 
most of them to indicate a malady, which we must observe 
closely in its phases in order to properly diagnose or classify. 
In the treatment of all diseases, let me impress here upon the 
mind of the reader that the first and most important thing to be 
done is to discover the exciting cause producing the evil and then 
apply your treatment so as tr> aid nature in getting rid of the 
cause. Do not suppose any one of the symptoms of the disease 
is the cause of it. Indeed these symptoms are generally only 
the evidences that nature is in revolt against a cause that is be- 
hind their manifestation. 

In searching for the exciting cause you will be often perplexed, 
and if there is any doubt let me urge upon you not to become 



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content with a mere inference or guess, but to call to your aid 
ome one more experienced than yourself. 

We divide all fevers again into three classes; those in which 
the vital forces are apparentlv increased in action, we call 
dynamic; those in which these forces appear to be decreased 
in their powers, we call adynamic; and those where the vital 
forces are irregular in their expressions and in which the brain and 
nervous system are chiefly affected, we call ataxic fevers. 

OF THE DYNAMIC FEVERS 

The most common are those having an evident inflammatory 
character, affecting directly the organs of circulation. These 
embrace all the forms of bilious fevers, whether remittent or in- 
termittent; irritative fevers, the result of wounds or injuries; 
fevers the result of inflammation of the membranes covering the 
organs, or of the substance of these organs, as pleurisy, pneumo- 
nia, gastritis, articular inflammations, meningitis, etc. 

THE ADYNAMIC FEVERS. 

Are those in which the nerve centers are apparently prevented 
from some cause in supplying the proper vital force to sustain 
the action of the organic system, such as typhus and typhoid fe- 
vers of all kinds; the fevers accompanying scrofulous and scor- 
butic diseases. 

THE ATAXIC 

Or irreguiar fevers are those in which the nerve centers appear 
to fail at intervals and are therefore more or less mixed in their 
symptioms with the dynamic and adynamic fevers. 

OF BILIOUS FEVERS. 

First. — Bilious remittent. 
Second. — Bilious intermittent. 
Third. — Bilious fever proper. 



PRESCRIPTIONS 



AMENORRHEA 



R. Aloes pulv., 12 grains. 

Ferri sulph. exsiccat., 12 grains. 
Terebinth, alb., 12 grains. 
Mix; make into 12 pills. Sig. — One three times each day. 

— Prof. Parvin. 



R. Myrrhas, 8 grains. 

Pulveris jalapag, 15 grains. 
Ferri sulphatis exsiccatae, 
Pulveris aloes et camella?. each 1 drachm. 
Syrupi simplicis, quantity sufficient. 
Make into mass and divide in 50 pills. Sig. — Take two or 
three pills at bedtime, for several nights successively. 



R. Aloes pulv., 

Ferri sulp. exsiccat., 
Terebinth, alb., each 12 grains. 
Mix; make into 22 pills. Sig. — One thrice daily. 

— Prof. Parvin. 

Con. Helonias Comp., with Avena. 
R. Helonin, 15 grains. 
Viburnin, 15 granis. 
Dioscorein, 3 grains. 
Gelsemin, % grain. 

Avena, 11 grs., to each fluid ounce of water. 
A powerful uterine tonic, with nerve stimulant. In all anaemic 
conditions, and in difficult and deficient menstruation, it will be 
found most beneficial. 

Dose, 10 to 12 drops three times a day (or oftener when indi- 
cated), in hot water. 



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Anaemia with Amenorrhcea. 
Dr. J. Milner Fothergill's prescription for amenorrhoea, accom- 
panied by anaemia, was deemed of sufficient importance to be 
given preference to others : 

R. Acidi arseniosi, i grain. 

Ferri sulphat. exsiccat., y 2 drachm. 
Pulv. pip. nigr., i drachm. 
Pil. aloes et myrrhae, i drachm. 
Mix; and divide into 40 pills. Sig. — One twice a day after 
meals. 



ABORTION TO PREVENT. 

Dr. Q. C. Smith suggests the following: 
R. Fluid extract of ergot, 

Fluid extract of black haw, 
Tr. belladonna, 

Tr. ipecac, each 1 fluid ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — A small teaspoonful thrice daily after meals. 
It is said to be especially suited to the prevention of habitual 
abortion, caused by deranged constitutions, and is also very 
effective for allaying uterine irritability resulting from traumatism 
or external violence. Of course the bowels should be kept 
comfortably open regularly. Opium is not admissible in this 
class of cases, unless it is desired to terminate pregnancy without 
delay. 



Tansy as an Abortive and Poison. 
Dr. G. Jewett gives eight cases in which tansy — usually the 
oil — was taken with criminal intent or to promote the catamenia. 
Death resulted in four of these. Ovum was disturbed in one out 
of five cases where it was taken to induce miscarriage, and in 
this case strong decoctions were used per vaginam. 



ACIDITY OF THE STOMACH 

R. Nitro-hydrochloric acid, 1 drachm. 
Aquae dist., 2 ounces. 
Syrup limonis, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful in sufficient water to make agree- 
able, thirty or forty minutes before each meal, the patient being 



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strictly enjoined to eat slowly and to abstain frcm drink of any 
kind till after having finished the meal. 



R. Bicarb, soda, 6 drachms. 
Pulv. rad. rhei., 2 scruples. 
Sach. lactis, 2 drachms. 
Pulv. Jam. ginger, 20 grains. 
Oil fcenicul, 4 drops. 
Oil macidis, 2 drops. 

Mix. Sig A small half teaspoonful in a half tumbler of water, 

an hour after eating. 



R. Pulv. rhei., 
Ingluvin, 
Sod. bicarb., 
Sulph. cinchonidise, 
Sulph. lotum., 30 grains each. 
Mix, and make into 40 pills . Dose, one immediately after each 
meal, for several weeks in succession. 

Use Graham bread, and when a sensation of fullness is expe- 
rienced after a meal, in the region of the stomach, take half a tea- 
spoonful of Horsford's acid phosphate in half a tumbler of sweet- 
ened water. 



To prevent the fermentation in the stomach. 
R. Creasoti, 1 drop. 

Bismuthi sub. nit., 15 grains. 

Glyceringe, ^ ounce. 
To be taken in mint water three times a day. 



Pyrosis. See Also Acidity. 

R. Sodii bicarbonatis, 1 y 2 drachms. 
Olei anisi, 1 drop. 
Syrupi aurantii riorum., 
Aquee destillatse, each 1 fluid ounce. 
Mix. Sigv — One dose. 



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ANAEMIA. 

Dr. Thomas M. Nolan recommends. 

R. Acidi arseniosi, x / 2 grain. 
Ferri sulphatis, 20 grains. 
Quiniae sulphatis, 20 grains. 
Ext. nucis vomica?, 5 grains. 
Ext. gentianae, 20 grains. 
Mix, and make into 20 pills. Sig. — One pill after meals, 



For a young man with marked anaemia, due to loss of blood 
from hemorrhoids, and complaining of frontal headache and indi- 
gestion, the following was prescribed in the Jefferson College 
medical clinic: 

R. Ferriet potas. tart., 2 drachms, 
Aq. meth. pip., 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times a day. 
Meat diet. 



R. Ferri citratis, \y 2 drachms. 

Aquae distillat, 2 fluid drachms. 

Solut. etadde acidi sulphurici aromatic, 3 fluid drachms. 
Glycerinse, 1 fluid ounce 
Syrupi simplicis, 1 fluid ounce. 
Sig. — One teaspoonful one hour after each meal. 



Aneemia and Chlorosis. 

R Tincture ferri chloridii, 2^ fluid drachms. 
Acidi phosphorici diluti, 3^ fluid drachms. 
Syrupi Acidi citratis, add quantity sufficient to make 4 
fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a dessertspoonful in water three times a day. 

— Goodell. 



R Ferri sulphatis, 

Potass, carbonate, each 2 grains. 
Mix, and make into 1 pill. 
Sig. — Take from one to four at meal times. — N-iemeyer. 



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R Strychinae sulphatis, I grain. 

Acidi arseniosi, 2 grains. 

Extracti belladonnas, 5 grains. 

Quininae sulphatis, 

Pulveris ferri, each 2 scruples* 

Extracti taraxaci, y 2 drachm. 
Mix, and make into 11 pills. 
Sig. — Take one pill after each meal. —-Francis Gurney Smith. 

Bichloride of Mercury in Anaemia. 
In anaemia of females, the subject of disease connected with 
the organs of generation, I know of no one constitutional remedy 
the equal of this drug. Nearly all of these cases are the subject 
of lymph deposits and ovarian congestion, which is best met by 
an agent which so decidedly facilitates healthy gland action. In 
the chlorosis which is so often a manifestation of struma the 
bichloride of mercury with iron will often effect a cure where 
iron alone fails. 



ASTHMA. 



Dr. Wm. M. Welsh gives the following formula for the treat- 
ment of asthmatic attacks: 

R. Stramonii Foliarum, 10 drachms. 
Potass. Nit., 5 drachms. 
Seminis Foeniculi, y 2 drachm. 
Sacchari, 2 drachms. 
Mix. 

The stramonium leaves and the fennel seeds should be 
ground to a powder, not very fine, and passed through a sieve 
so as to get rid of the stems and coarser fragments. All the 
ingredients should then be rubbed together in a mortar, without 
producing a very fine powder. The mode of using the ma- 
terial is to place a small portion of the powder on a dish and ig- 
nite it with a match. It should burn slowly and somewhat ir- 
regularly, emitting fumes as it burns, which, of course, are to be 
inhaled. The fumes may be conducted to the mouth of the pa- 
tient by means of a paper hood placed over his head. It com- 
bines, the author claims, the good effects of nitre and stra- 
monium. 



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To relieve the paroxysm ot asthma, Bartholow says there is 
no remedy equal to the hypodermic injection of morphine. In 
the treatment no point is of so great importance as the careful 
regulation of the diet, which should be light and easily digesti- 
ble, and of as little bulk as possible, avoiding starchy and sac- 
charine substances. 



Asthmatic Attacks. 
Dr. Page says: " Take two grains sodium nitre at one dose, 
and repeat if necessary. This is the best of all remedies, and 
will often give relief in three or five minutes." 



Asthma Powder. 

R. Stramonium, 
Sage, 
Belladon., 
Digitalis, 

Potass, nit., i ounce each. 
Mix. Sig. — Make a coarse powder. Mix nitre with other 
substances. Take a small amount, place on a plate, ignite the 
same, covering with a paper cover and inhale. Should it burn 
too freely dampen the mixture with water. 



Nitroglycerine. 

It is reported that one drop of nitroglycerine " instantly 
cured pure spasmodic asthma in a workingman, enabling him to 
resume work at once." Also, one who had fainted was quickly 
revived by a drop on the tongue. Angina pectoris is quickly 
relieved of pain and dyspnoea by a small dose of nitroglyce- 
rine. It is also stated anaemic headache may be immediately re- 
lieved. 



R. Tinct. lobelia?, y 2 ounce. 

Tinct. belladonnas, y 2 drachm. 
Syr. scillas, i ounce. 
Syr. tolu., i ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every hour until relieved. 



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R Potassii iodidii, 3 drachms. 

Extracti belladonnas fluidi, 1 fluid drachm. 
Extracti lobelias fluidi, 2 fluid drachms. 
Extracti grindelias fluidi, y 2 fluid ounce. 
Glycerinas, 

Aquas distillatas, each 1*4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful every two, three or foui 
hours, as necessary. 

— Bariliolow. 

ALOPECIA OR FALLING OUT OF HAIR. 

Hair Tonic. 
R. Quiniae sulph., 1 drachm. 
Zinci sulph., y 2 drachm. 
Glycerini, 2 ounces. 
Spts. myrciae, add 1 pint. 
Mix. 



For Baldness. 
R. Acidi acetic, 1 drachm. 
Aquas cologn., 1 ounce. 
Aquas dest., 6 ounces. 
Mix. Rub scalp with it night and morning. 



Quinine Hair Tonic. 

R. Quinine sulph., 1 scruple. 
Glycerin, 1 ounce. 
Cologne, 1 ounce. 
Lanolin, 1 drachm. 
Bay-rum, 2 ounces. 
Ext. jaborandi fl., y 2 drachm. 
Rose water, 11 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — External. It is said to exert a marked effect on 
beginning alopecia. 

An Excellent Hair Tonic. 

R. Acid, carbolic, y 2 drachm. 

Tinct. nucis vom., 2 drachms. 
Tinct. cinchonas rubras, 1 ounce. 
Tinct. cantharidis, y 2 drachm. 
Aq. Coloniensis, 

Oil cocois, of each add quantity sufficient to 
make 4 ounces. 
Mix. 



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Apply once or twice a day to the scalp by means of a soft 
sponge. This will prevent the hair from falling out if it does 
not produce a luxuriant crop. 



For alopecia Prof. Bartholow recommends: 

R. Extract, pilocarpi fluid, i fluid ounce. 
Tinct. cantharidis, y 2 fluid ounce. 
Liniment, saponis, 2^ fluid ounces. 
Sig. — Rub in the scalp daily. 



Heard's Hair Tonic. 
R. Listerine, 4 ounces. 

Tinct. cantharides, 4 ounces. 
Alcohol, 8 ounces. 
Mix and filter. 

This will cure many cases of ringworm and other affections of 
the face. If the skin is very tender, and much irritation is pro- 
duced, lessen the quantity of cantharides and dilute the alcohol. 



Hair Tonic in Syphilitic Alopecia. 
R. Tinct. cantharidis, i l / 2 ounces. 
Tinct. capsici, 4 drachms. 
Ol. ricini, 1^ ounces. 

Alcoholis, quantity sufficient to make 8 ounces. 
Ol. neroli, quantity sufficient to perfume. 
Mix. Sig. — Use once a day. 



A doctor in California claims that the juice of the eucalyptus 
leaves caused the hair to grow on his bald head. He was in the 
habit of pounding the leaves to pulp, which he applied to his 
head for headache, when a new crop of hair appeared. 



The following is a good prescription for dandruff: 

R. Chloral hyd., 12 grains. 
Tr. cantharis., y 2 drachm. 
Bay rum, y 2 ounce. 
Oil ricini, 1 ounce. 
Glycerinas, 1 ounce. 
Alcohol dil., 2y 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply half an ounce every day and rub scalp well, 



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Dandruff Lotion. 
R. Tinct. of cinchona, simple, i ounce. 
Solution of potassa, 2 drachms. 
Salt of tartar, 1 drachm. 
Cologne water, 1 ounce. 
Water, quantity sufficient to make 8 ounces. 



Lotion to Prevent Dandruff. 
R. Tinct. of capsicum, 2 ounces. 
Glycerin, 8 ounces. 
Cologne, 25 ounces. 
Water, 25 ounces. 
Mix. Wash the head daily with this lotion. 



Tinea Capitis. 
R. Argent, nitratis, pulv., 1 scruple. 
Hyd. oxid. rub., 2 scruples. 
Plumb, iodid., 1 drachm. 
Cerati, 2 drachms. 
Vaselinse, 2 drachms. 
Mix. Make ointment. 

Sig. — Rub a piece the size of a bean well into the diseased, 
surface, until it disappears; repeat night and morning. 

Three or four applications have frequently proved sufficient.. 

For Baldness and Falling of Hair. 
R. Acetic acid, 1 drachm. 
Cologne, 1 ounce. 
Kerosene oil, 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Rub scalp morning and night. 



AN /ESTHETIC- -LOCAL. 

Parson's Local Aneesthetic. 
R. Chloroform, 12 parts. 

Tincture aconite, 12 parts. 
Tincture capsicum, 4 parts. 
Tincture pysethrum, 2 parts. 
Oil cloves, 2 parts. 
Camphor, 2 parts. 
Dissolve the camphor in the chloroform; then add the oil of 
cloves,^then the tinctures. 



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The best local anaesthetic for extracting teeth, which alway 
acts promptly: 

R. Oil wintergreen, 2 drachms. 
Chloroform, 1 drachm. 
Sulph. ether, 1 drachm. 
Hyd. chlor., 2 drachms. 
Oil cloves, 4 drachms. 
Alcohol, iy 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply with cotton, pressed upon each side of the 
tooth. 



ALCOHOLISM. 

Chronic Alcoholism. 
Nux vomica, combined with celerina, is the remedy for chron ic 
alcoholism, when it is accompanied with such symptoms as 
neuralgic pains in the lumbar region and calf of the leg, tabetic 
gait, trembling of hands, etc. 



Delirium Tremens. 

The approved methods of tre.iting delirium tremens may be 
summarized as follows: 

" Critical sleep to be brought about as soon as possible. Ice 
to cool irritable stomach. Salines, milk, raw eggs, beef tea, 
brandy and egg mixture, ammonia and bitters, ether, brandy and 
bark, sumbul and hop, bromide of potassium, morphia, chloro- 
form and Indian hemp; Indian hemp in doses of half a grain to 
one grain. Subcutaneous injection of morphia; chloral, tincture 
digitalis in half ounce doses — (dangerous). ^Cold affusions or 
cold shower bath sometimes useful. Avoidance of stimulation, 
and excessive doses of opium to be avoided, etc." — Tanne 

R. Tinct. capsici, x / 2 ounce. 
Bromida, 1 ounce. 
Celerina, 2^ ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful, in water, as required, for wakeful- 
ness and excitement. 



A wine-glass of vinegar will sober a very drunk person in 
twenty minutes. 



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Intoxication. 

Half a teaspoonful each of chloride of ammonium and cele- 
rina, in a goblet of water, will almost immediately restore the 
faculties and powers of locomotion to a man who is helplessly 
intoxicated. 



As a stimulant in delirium tremens, Prof. Woodbury prescribed 
R. Ext. cocas, 6 fluid drachms. 

Sp. etheris comp., 2 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Take teaspoonful every two hours. 



Formula for Treatment of Alcoholism. 
R. Tr.capsici, % fluid ounce. 

Tr. nucis vomicae, y 2 fluid ounce. 
Acidi nit. dil., 1 fluid ounce. 
Aquas, 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times daily. 



R. Tr. capsici, 2 fluid ounces. 
Sig. — One-half teaspoonful every third hour in half ounce of 
water (in bad cases of tremens). 



A Recipe for Festive Occasions. 

Two drops of creosote made from beech tar, given with a little 
water, is a specific for hiccough arising from drunkenness. 



Half a drachm of carbonate of ammonia in a wine-glass of 
water is said to be a prompt emetic and sobering restorative in 
cases of alcoholic intoxication. 



Drunkards. 
Habitual drunkards in Norway and Sweden are put in jail and 
fed exclusively on bread steeped in wine till they become sickened 
and are glad to become abstainers. 



28 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Delirium Traumatic. 

R. Potassii bromidi, y 2 ounce. 
Syrupi simplicis, i fluid ounce. 

Aquae fceniculi, add quantity sufficient to make 3 fluid ounces. 

Mix. Sig. — Dose, a dessertspoonful every two hours. {In cases 

resembling delirium tremens.) Ringer 

R. Chloral hydratis, y 2 ounce. 
Syrupi aurantii corticis. 
Aquae destillatae, each y 2 fluid ounce. 
Mix. Sig.— One dose, to be repeated if necessary. {In maniacal 
deliriu m.) __Z icbreich. 

Delirium Tremens. 

R. Chloral hydratis, x / 2 drachm. 

Aquae destillatae, 2 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — One dose. ( To enforce sleep.) — Liebreich. 



R. Antimonii et potassii tartratis, 1 grain. 
Tincturae aconiti radicis, l / 2 fluid drachm. 
Tincturre opii, 2 fluid drachms. 

Aqu?e destillatae, add quantity sufficient to make 4 fluid 
ounces. 
Mix. Sig — Dose, a dessertspoonful in porter every two or three 
hours. {In strong and robust patients with boisterous delir- 
ium). — Ringer. 

BOILS TO PREVENT 

Abortive Treatment of Boils by Injections. 
Bidder has had excellent results in the treatment of boils by 
injecting beneath the skin, at the margins of the area of inflam- 
mation, a two per cent, solution of carbolic acid. When sup- 
puration occurs an incision was avoided by aspirating the ab- 
scess with a fine needle, and injecting the carbolic solution. 



To Prevent Boils. 



A very simple remedy is made known by Dr. Sieven, in a St. 
Petersburg journal, for preventing the development of boils. He 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 29 

states that if the skin be superficially scraped with a small knife, 
so that a drop or two of blood may be pressed through the epi- 
dermis as soon as the peculiar stabbing or pricking sensation and 
slight induration announce the commencemenf of the boil, it will 
not be further developed. 



Furunculosus. 
Dr. De Champeux, naval surgeon, claims that successive crops 
of boils may be stopped by the internal use of iodide of iron. 



Abortive Treatment of Boils. 

If a boil in the formative stage be painted with the following 
mixture until it is thickly coated, not only immediately over it, 
but for some distance around it, the peculiar throbbing, bursting 
pain is promptly relieved; and if the treatment is persisted in, 
the tenderness, redness and swelling disappear without the for- 
mation of slough; if slough has formed it is quickened in its sep- 
aration : 

R. Tinct. arnicas, I drachm. 
Acidi tannici, x / 2 drachm. 
Acacias pulv., y 2 drachm. 
Mix. To be used as soon as prepared. 



To Abort an Abscess, 
R. Ext. aconiti, fl., 

Ext. belladonnas, fl., 
Ext. opii, fl., equal parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply with brush as needed to ease pain; also 
give fluid extract phytolacca internally. 



The following was used in the case of boils on the neck: 
R. Acid, salicyl., 2 drachms. 
Emplast. saponat., 2 ounces. 
Emplast. diachyl., 1 ounce. 
Mix. 

This was applied to site of the boils — the back of the neck — 
and in three days the patient was able to move his head freely 
without the pain which had prevented him from so doing before; 
in three days more he was entirely cured. 



30 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Take equal parts of glycerine and carbolic acid, and apply 
one drop to the boil; repeat if necessary. Give internally, 
daily, one grain of sulphide of calcium, and ten grains of lac- 
to-phosphate of calcium, in ten drachms of water, one drachm 
to be taken hourly through the day. 



Furuncles. 
Dr. Becker has found sulphuric acid a specific, not once hav- 
ing failed to cut short a course of boils where administered. Be- 
sides administering the drug internally, he applies a weak solu- 
tion externally to boils and carbuncles by means of lint saturated 
with it. 

A Good Styptic. 
R. Collodion, 100 parts. 

Acid, carbol., 10 parts. 
Tannin, 5 parts. 
Acid, benzoic, 5 parts. 
Shake the bottle well, to insure the complete solution of all the 
drugs. This is said to be an excellent protection to abraded parts 
and to coming boils. 

BRICHT'S DISEASE. 

Bright's disease of the kidneys. 

R. Mur. tinct. iron, 1-2 ounce. 
Dil. acetic acid, 1 ounce. 
Fresh liq. ammon. acetatis, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in sweetened water five or six times a 
day ; also, bitartrate potassa teaspoonful in water once or twice 
a day to keep bowels soluble. 

For Dropsy from Bright's. 
R. Chloroformi, 1-2 fluid ounce. 
Acid benzoici, 2 scruples. 
Potas. acetat., 6 drachms. 

Aquas, add quantity sufficient to make 6 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — 1-2 fluid ounce, in water every four hours. 



Semmola's formula for albuminuria, dependent on nephritis, is: 
R. Sodii iodidi, 15 grains. 
Sodii phosphat., 30 grains. 
Sodii chloridi., 90 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Dissolve in water, and give in the course of twen- 
four hours, either alone or with milk. 



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BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE. 

A Good Haemostatic. 
Is a solution of chloroform in cold water, applied to bleeding 
or wounded parts. 



The Treatment of Bleeding from the Nose. 
The hands and feet of the patient are placed in water as hot as 
can be borne. This will check the most obstinate epistaxis, 
without any ill consequences. 



Epistaxis. 
R. Strychnae sulphatis, % grain. 

Tincturae ferri chloridi, 2 fluid drachms. 
Villi efgotae, l 2 ounce. 
Elixiris simplicis, i 1 2 ounces. 
Aquas destillatae. add quantity sufficient to 
make 6 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful three times a day. [In 
ancem ie cases . ) — Lombe Ath ill. 

Lemon Juice in Epistaxis. 
Dr. Fanchon, in the Revue General de Clin, et de Therapy 
speaks most highly of the value of lemon juice for the local treat- 
ment of stubborn nose-bleed. In one case in which the hemor- 
rhage was most severe, a single injection of lemon juice made 
into the nostril that was bleeding immediately arrested the 
hemorrhage . 



BRONCHITIS. 

My treatment of bronchitis is as follows : 

R. Yerbae santae, fl. ext., i ounce. 
Liq. potass., i drachm. 
Grindeliae robust., fl. ext., i ounce. 
Tinct. opii camph., I ounce. 
Syr. scillae, vel., i ounce. 
Syr. ipecac, i ounce. 

Make mixture. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three hours. 



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Or: R. Tinct. sanguinariae, 2 drachms. 
Tinct, opii camph., i ounce. 
Tinct. aconiti, y 2 drachm. 
Spts. aether nitrosi, i ounce. 
Spts. aether comp., i ounce. 
Make mixture. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two or three hours. 
Milk ad libitum, with a pinch of soda bicarb, to a glass of milk. 
yos. A. Stites, M. D., Physician and Surgeon to Nye County 
Hospital, Belmont, JVev. 

Acute or Chronic Bronchitis. 
The following is an excellent remedy for acute or chronic 

bronchitis: 

R. Potass, brom., 30 grains. 
Pulv. ipecac, 30 grains. 
Eupatorium perf. (strong tea), 8 ounces. 
Honey, 4 ounces. 
Whisky (good), 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — From twenty drops to a teaspoonful three times 
a day. 



Chronic Bronchitis. 
R. Tinct. sanguinariae, 1 drachm. 
Tinct. collinsoniae, 2 drachms. 
Tinct. benzonii comp., 2]/ 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three hours. 



In Chronic Bronchitis with Profuse Expectoration, 
R. Tinct. scillae, ^ to 2 drachms. 
Acid, sulph. aromatici, 1 drachm. 
Liq. morph. hydrochlorat., 30 minims. 
Infus. cascarillae ad., 8 ounces. 
Mix. One-sixth par: three times a day. 



Catarrhal Bronchitis. 
R. Sodae bicarb., 9 grains. 

Ammon. (v. sodii) chlorid., 30 grains. 
Succus conii, 2 drachms. 
Spt. chloroform, 120 minims. 
Aquae ad., 6 ounces. 
M.f] Sig. — Two tablespoonfuls in hot water every six hours. 



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Also : — 

R. Copaiba, 2 drachms. 

Mucil. acacia, 6 drachms. 
Spt. chloroform, 30 minims. 
Aquas camphora ad., 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Two tablespoonfuls three times a day. 

— Burnly \ 



Bronchitis. 



A formula devised by Prof. Wm . Pepper of the University of 
Pennsylvania, an efficient remedy for chronic bronchitis. 
R. Amm. chlor., 1 drachm. 
Syr. squills, 1 ounce. 
Morph. murias, 1 grain. 
Mist, glycyrrh. com., 3 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times per day. 

— John W. Lasley, M % D. 



Bronchitis. 
R. Oil terebinth, 3 fluid ounces. 
Acid, acet., y 2 fluid ounce. 
Aq. rosas, 2^ fluid ounces. 
Oil lini., 1 drachm. 
Yolk of one Qgg. 
Mix. Make liniment. Sig. — To rub the breast with. 



Chronic Bronchitis. 
R. Fluid ext. wild cherry, ij^ ounces. 
<• yerba santa, 1 ounce. 

" grindelia robusta, 1 ounce. 

. " Jamaica dogwood, 2 ounces. 
" jarborandi, y 2 ounce. 
Maltine, 10 ounces. 
Sig. — Tablespoonful three to six times a day, 
As a means cf aborting acute bronchitis, Prof. Da Costa ad- 
vises*hot T drinksTand foot bath at bedtime, and [the administra- 
tioaof^io^to 20 grains quinine; also keep the patient in the house 
for a few days. 



34 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

BRUISES. 

Cure for Bruises. 
A strong infusion of capsicum annuum, mixed with equal bulk 
of mucilage of acacia and a few drops of glycerine, is said to be 
an excellent application to bruises and to a stiff neck. Two or 
three successive coatings, applied with a camel's-hair brush, im- 
mediately after the receipt of an injury, will prevent discolora- 
tion. 



For a Bruise. 
Ammonium chloride, alone or in vinegar, is as good an appli- 
cation as can be made. 



Hot Water 
is highly spoken of as a local application in severe sprains, by a 
German professor, who has given these painful conditions a spe- 
cial study. He suggests that the inflamed joint should be im- 
mersed in a pail of hot water and kept there for fifteen or twenty 
minutes. No bandages are used nor any other remedy. 

For Sprains, Bruises, etc. —(Man or Beast, i 
R. Smartweed, 2 ounces. 

Mullein leaves, 2 ounces. 
Saltpetre, 1 ounce. 
Strong rum, 1 quart. 
Set aside for ten days — filter. This is the lotion used so suc- 
cessfully by Doctor Sweet. 



Peach Leaf Poultice. 
Peach leaves pounded to a pulp and applied to bruise or 
wound from a rusty nail, or simple cut, it is stated, will give im- 
mediate relief. 



Hot Water Poultice. 
Home Health says that a hot water poultice is the most healing 
application for cuts, bruises, wounds, sores, felons, and other in- 
flammations. The poultice is made by dipping cotton in hot 
water and applying. A very convenient way in case of felon or 
other painful abscesses is to hold the hand for hours in water as 
warm as can be comfortably borne . 



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BURNS AND SCALDS. 

A Valuable Remedy. 

R. Creosole r i part. 
Oil olive, 15 parts. 

Mix. Sig. — Shake well and apply with a feather as often as 
the part becomes dry. 

Instead of the oil use hog's lard in about the same proportion, 
which is just as good; spread on a soft cloth and apply with a 
light bandage. I have used this remedy in all cases of burns for 
more than twenty years, and can truly say it is the best I have 
found. I use it throughout the case. I never find an anodyne 
necessary, as the narcotic effect of the creosote on the injured 
nerves is quite sufficient. — Rex. 



Bismuth for Burns. 

Cleanse the parts thoroughly with w^arm, carbolized water. 
Puncture large vesicles. Powder the burn with bismuth, cover 
this with a thick layer of absorbent cotton, and apply a bandage. 
If the injury be extensive, mix the bismuth with water, and paint 
over the part. This permits uniform distribution of a minimum 
quantity and lessens the danger of bismuth poisoning. 

Once applied, the dressing should not be disturbed except to 
remove any pus, and then as little of the bismuth should be re- 
moved as possible. 

R. Tinct. arnicse, 3 ounces. 
White of eggs, 4 ounces. 
Glycerine, 5 ounces. 
Mix the egg and glycerine in mortar, then slowly add the ar- 
nica. Apply twice a day on soft cloths. 



For Burns and Scalds. 

R. Acidi salicylici, 1 drachm. 
Olei olivse, 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to burn, covering with linen or lint. 

— Prof. Bartholow. 



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Permanganate of Potassium in Burns and Frost-Bites. 

Dr. Zubuloff reports forty-four cases of burns and thirteen of 
frost-bite which were treated with local application of a solution 
of the permanganate, containing one or two grains to the ounce of 
water. He finds the solution most useful in the treatment of 
frost-bite; it relieves pain, allays inflammation, and prevents sup- 
puration in blisters. In burns of the second degree a half-grain 
solution is preferable. 

Tannin of Burns. 
An ethereal solution of tannin, of syrupy consistence, is said to 
be the best application to burns. It immediately soothes the in- 
tense pain, dries rapidly and forms a pliable non-elastic coating, 
which is preferable to collodion, because it does not shrink and 
become stiff. 

An excellent remedy for burns, scalds, sore nipples, poison of 
rhus tox, or excoriated surfaces. 

R. Yolk of eggs, by weight, five parts. 
Glycerine, by weight, four parts. 
Mix. Apply with camel's hair brush. This mixture forms a 
coating over affected parts by one or two applications, excluding 
the air, leaving no scar. 

Burns. 

R. Iodoformi, 80 parts, 
xt. conii., 40 parts. 
Acid, carbolic, 1 part. 
Unguent. rosa% 600 parts. 
Mix. 



For Burns and Scalds. 
R. Cerati resins, 2 ounces. 

Olei terebinthinse, 2 fluid ounces 
Make ointment. Sig.— Apply on linen or lint. 



-Kentish. 



R. Acidi salicylici, 1 drachm. 
Olei olivae, 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to burn, covering with linen or lint. 

— Bartholow. 



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Burns and Scalds. 

R. White one egg. 

Glycerine, i ounce. 
Carbolic acid, y 2 drachm. 
Mix. Apply to burns, covering with linen or lint. 

— King . 

Treatment of Burns. 
Use as a dressing for burns absorbent cotton medicated with 
the following: 

R. Cocain muriat., 2.0. 
Aqu. destiJ., 30.0. 
Acid, boric, 2.0. 
Glycerine, 4.0. 
Acid, carbolic, 1.0. 
The cocain is dissolved in water and the boric acid in glycerine; 
the two solutions are then mixed and carbolic acid added. 



Burns. 
R. Oatmeal flour, 

Lard, unsalted, each 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Spread on lint or linen, and renew every day or 
every other day, as the case may require. 
Dress the burns with the following mixture: 
R. Acetate of lead, 40 grains. 
Subnit. bismuth, 1 ounce. 
Sweet oil, 4 ounces. 



CALCULI 

Biliary Calculi. 
Hydrarg. chlor. mit., podophyllin, each one grain, at the first 
symptom of a paroxysm, so as to move the bowels freely. Some 
patients will need a larger dose. During the pain of passing the 

stone use — 

R, Eth. sulph., 1 ounce. 

Chloroform, ]/ 2 ounce. 
Oil terebinth., y 2 ounce. 
Glycerine, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Half teaspoonful every half hour. 



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Apply chloroform and turpentine externally over region of the 
liver. If the pain is very great the patient should inhale sul- 
phuric ether. 

The main treatment is the curative, which is this: Acid nitro- 
muriatic, dil., fifteen to twenty drops taken before meals in 
water, through glass tube. Persist in the use of the acid, and 
you will have very little use for the other medicines. 



CHORDEE. 

R. Camphorae, 

Lactucarii, each i drachm. 
Mix and make into 30 pills. Sig. — One, two, or three pills at 
bedtime. — Bicord. 



R. Morphinae sulphatis, 1 grain. 

Aqua; destillataj, 1 fluid ounce. 
Solve. Sig. — Dose, a teaspoonful or more, pro re nata. 

— IVous 



R. Zinci valerianatis, 8 grains. 

Tincturae calumbae, 2 fluid drachms. 
Aquae aurantii florum, 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful every six hours. 

— Negligan. 



CHANCRE. 

(see syphilis. 
R. Iodoformi, 2 drachms. 

Unguenti petrolei, 1 ounce. 
Olei cinnamomi, 5 drops. 
Mix and make into ointment. Sig. — Apply twice daily. 



R. Hydrargyri biniodidi, 1 scruple. 
Adipis, 1% ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply on lint. (For inveterate chancres and indo- 
lent venereal ulcers. 

— Ratier. 



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CORNS. 

Soft Corns are very painful, coming principally between the 
toes where the flesh is tender. Have the shoes reasonably loose, 
and each morning place a piece of absorbent cotton between the 
affected toes; this will absorb the moisture, and in a short time 
the corns will have completely disappeared. 



Corn, Wart and Bunion Cure. 
Mix three and a half fluid ounces of alcohol with twelve and 
a half fluid ounces of sulphuric ether, and in it dissolve 200 
grains of gun-cotton (pyroxylin). This will require a day or 
two for solution, and then add to it two ounces (avoir.) of sali- 
cylic acid; and, when this is dissolved, one ounce (avoir.) of 
chloride of zinc. Keep it tightly stoppered, and away from light 
or fire. 



Golden Cerate for Corns. 
R. Yellow wax, 5 ounces. 

Sulphate of zinc, 678 grains. 
Oxide copper, 220 grains. 
Verdigris, 220 grains. 
Borax, 220 grains. 
Red chalk, 678 grains. 
After a long, fatiguing walk, the feet, especially the heels, are 
affected by a .little white blister, full of serosity, looking like a 
bulb produced by a burn. It is a passing inconvenience. Prick 
it carefully and let the water out without breaking the skin; 
apply a little linen cloth with cold cream, and refrain from long 
walks. This is simple, and sufficient to cure it. 



Corns — How to Remove Them. 

Saturate a small piece of cotton with alcohol, apply it to the 
corn for a minute, then with a sharp scalpel or knife carefully 
separate the corn from the healthy tissues, which is easily done 
by a careful handling of the knife and gentle pulling with for- 
ceps, while the parts are being immersed with alcohol. If the 
alcohol dries away while operating, apply the saturated cotton 
again, and I frequently find it necessary to apply this several 
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lessens the sensibility of the parts, but it facilitates the separa- 
tion of the hard corn from the soft and tender tissues. This 
cures, and that without drawing a drop of blood, or producing 
any pain, except what results from pulling on the corn with the 
forceps. After raising one edge, it is about like removing a 
piece of adhesive plaster. 

Take one-fourth cup of strong vinegar, crumb finely into it 
some bread. Let it stand half an hour, or until it softens into a 
good poultice. Then apply, on retiring at night. In the morn- 
ing the soreness will be gone, and the corn can be picked out. 
If the corn is a very obstinate one, it may require two or more 
applications to effect a cure. 

For Corns and Warts. 
Give the following formula for corns a fair trial; it will give 
satisfaction : 

Take of 

R. Salicylic acid, 30 parts. 

Ext. cannabis indica, 5 parts. 
Flexible collodion, 240 parts. 
Mix and apply with camel's hair pencil every third evening on 
retiring. Repeat as often as necessary. 

A gradual softening of the corn and almost immediate relief 
of pain will be the result. 



CHAFING OF YOUNG CHILDREN. 

R Sub-nitrate of bismuth, 1 drachm. 
Pulverized gum acacias, 7 drachms. 
Mix, and apply dry, after washing the parts with castile soap. 



Simple Remedy for Chafe, 
Bathe parts well in tepid water, dry well with soft cloths, and 
apply, by means of a soft sponge or cloth, the following: 
R. Zinci acetatis, 15 grains. 
Morphias acetatis, 2 grains. 
Glycerine, 

Aq. rosas, 2 ounces each. 
Mix; make solution. Sig. — Apply to chafe parts twice or 
thrice a day. 



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After a day's use of the preparation great relief is given. The 
solution should be diluted according to age. The above is es- 
pecially applicable to chafe on the inner part of the thighs of 
fashy persons and infants. 

Nursery Powder — To Cure Severe Chafing. 
R. Gum camphor, y ounce. 
Carbolic acid, 15 drops. 
Oxide of zinc, y ounce. 
English precip'd chalk, 2 ounces. 
Oil of neroli, 5 drops. 
Oil of rose, 2 drops. 
Rub the camphor to a fine powder in a mortar, using alcohol 
to reduce it, and mix the other components thoroughly. Sift 
through a bolting cloth of 100 meshes to the inch. 

This powder is invaluable for healing raw ard irritated sur- 
faces and for curing sunburn. Mixed in the proportion of three 
parts of vaseline or cold cream, it forms one of the most useful 
domestic remedies, in the way of a general healing salve, that 
can be suggested. Far less useful remedies have enjoyed im- 
mensely large sales. 



CANCER. 

Hypophosphite of Lime in Cancer. 
Dr. Johnson writes that some time ago he received a copy of 
a lecture by Dr. Hunter McGuire, of Richmond, Va., on the 
subject of " Cancer of the Breast," in which he recommended 
the use of hypophosphites of lime and soda. 

R. Hypophosphite of lime and soda, y 2 ounce. 
Dil. phosphoric acid, y 2 drachm. 
Aquas dist., 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in water three times a day, and 
when indicated he sometimes uses in addition arsenic and iron in 
the form of chlorides of arsenic and iron. 

At the time of reading the lecture I had under my care two 
cases of cancer, one of the breast and one of the ear, at the angle 
of the left jaw. About a year before I was consulted in the 
case, of cancer of the breast; the breast had been entirely excised, 
but the wound made no effort to heal, and grew to be an ulcer 



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two inches wide by two inches long. The cancer of the ear also> 
presented an ulcer, irregular in shape, covering the space of an» 
inch or more in extent. I gave at once internally: 

R. Hypophosphite of lime, \ x / 2 drachms. 
Bromide of potassium, 2 drachms. 
Fowler's solution, \]/ 2 drachms. 
Aquas dist., 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful every three hours. 
As an external application, the following: 
R. Tar, 1 ounce. 
Alcohol, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply freely to the ulcers three times a day. 
Both patients have been using the above prescriptions for six- 
months, and the progress of the cancers is not only arrested, but 
the ulcers almost healed. There is no doubt that the progress 
of cancer can be delayed by the use of hypophosphites in com- 
bination with arsenic. 

For the Arrest of Cancer. 
Hood recommends a three months' course of carbonate of 
lime for the arrest of cancerous growths. Hood first called at- 
tention to this twenty years ago. Further experience leads him 
to recommend the plan again. 



The Lime Treatment of Cancer. 
The carbonate of lime obtained from oyster shells is recom- 
mended as a cure for cancer. The pharmacopoeia preparation 
may be used in doses of six grains in a wineglassful of milk or 
other fluid, such as tea, two or three times a day. The following 
ointment as a local application : 

R. Cretan preparatae, 3 drachms. 
Oil amygdal., 2 fluid drachms. 
Mix the lime intimately with the oil and add two ounces of 
lanoline. Apply twice a day. 

Should the smell be unpleasant, three or four drops of oil of 
bergamot or geranium will correct it. 



I tried nitric, alternated with muriatic acids, with but little 
effect. At last, almost in despair, I tried prepared lime, expect- 
ing that the blood which flowed from this cancer at the slightest 



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touch would unite with the finely powdered lime and slack it, 
when it would corrode and destroy the cancer, and so the event 
proved. In a few days 1 removed all the fungus growth, and 
in three weeks it was cured, being drawn out by the roots. — 
Dr. Gre nsward. 

Dr. Brandini, of Florence, has recently discovered that citric 
acid will assuage the violent pain which is the usual concomitant 
of cancer. He applies to the part pledgets of lint soaked in a 
solution of four grains of the acid in 350 grains of common water, 
with the result of affording instantaneous relief in the most aggra- 
vated cases. 

For the Arrest of Cancer. 
Hood recommends a three months' course of carbonate of 
lime for the arrest of cancerous growth. Hood first called at- 
tention to this twenty years ago. Further experience leads him 
to recommend the plan again. 



Cancer Powder. 
The following powder is said to kill the foetor of cancerous 
ulcers and stop the pain : 

R. Iodoform, 18 grammes. 

Quinias sulph., 3 grammes. 
Essence of mint, 40 drops. 
Charcoal, 15 grammes. 
To be dusted over the ulcer daily. 



Lotion for Chancres. 
R. Tannic acid, 2 drachms. 
Carbolic acid, 15 grains. 
Gylcerine, 2 ounces. 
Mix. 

Creosote, which has been found to stimulate the nutrition of 
the blood-corpuscles, is of equal value in cancer and in phthisis. 
Decided results have been obtained in the treatment of cancer 
with the following preparation : 
R. Creosoti puri., 
Sodii bicarb., 

Olei morrhuas, each 5 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Put in 100 gelatine capsules. Take three capsules 
hree times daily after each meal. 



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CHOLERA MORBUS. 

D. V. Bliss, Nanticoke, Miss. 

Cholera-morbus is a frequent, though rarery fatal, affection. 

Cholera-morbus rarely lasts longer than eighteen or twenty- 
four hours, and in the acute stages is rarely accompanied by 
fever. 

In cholera-morbus the patient never passes blood by the boioels. 

Treatment. — If the patient, when first seen, is suffering 
great pains and distress from cramps, vomiting and purging, 
give from one-quarter to one-eighth grain of morphia sulph. hy- 
podermically. This will afford relief quicker than any other 
measure. If there is great nausea and uncontrollable vomiting 
I give the following with almost never failing success : 
R. Hydrarg. chlor. mite, 3 grains. 
Morphias sulph., 2 grains. 

Mix. Make powders number 8. Sig. One every two or three 
hours. Place the powder well back on the base of the tongue, 
and forbid the taking of any drink for five or ten minutes. Counter- 
irritation, by means of good strong mustard plasters, does much 
toward easing pain and regulating the circulation. 

If the disease is followed by a protracted diarrhoea, give the 
following : 

R. sodii benzoate, 2 drachms. 

Fl. ext. coto. bark, 4 drachms. 

Aquas anise, add quantity sufficient to make 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three or four hours. 



I have often arrested seemingly intractable cases of vomiting 
in cholera-morbus by the following : 

R. Cocaine mur., 2 grains. 
Tr. ipecac, 24 drops. 
Creosoti, 25 drops, 
Aquae dist., 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every half hour or hour. 



R. Spts. ether, comp., ) 

Spiiit ammonias aromat., I equal parts. 
Chloroformi, j 

Dose — Teaspoonful every half-hour, or every hour, as occa- 
sion demands, until relieved. The first dose will usually suffice. 



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In collapse, especially following cholera, or a severe attack of 
cholera-morbus, or prostrating diarrhoea, prepare a saturated so- 
lution of gum camphor in absolute alcohol, and give ten drops 
on sugar every half-hour until perfect reaction is secured. 



Squibbs-Cholera Mixture. 

R. Tinct. Opii., 
Tinct capsici., 

Spts. camphors, each i fluid ounce. 
Chloroformi, 3 fluid drachms. 

Alcoholis, add quantity sufficient to make 5 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Dose. — 20 — 40 minims. 



CONSTIPATION. 

Beta Vulgaris for Habitual Constipation and Hemorrhoids. 
The common beet is a popular remedy in central Russia to 
overcome atonic constipation and hemorrhoids. It is given in 
the form of a decoction, in doses of a half cup to a cupful daily ; 
it is said to cause neither colic nor digestive disturbances, nor 
to be followed by constipation. The patient, however, be- 
comes accustomed to the remedy after using it a week, and the 
dose has to be increased. Nevertheless, Kazatchkoff attributes 
to it greater virtues than tr> castor oil, rhubarb, magnesia, podo- 
phyllum, and to the mineral water purgatives. 



R. Ext. nux vomica, % grain. 
Ext. belladonna, j£ grain. 
Pv. aloes soc, y 2 grain. 
Pv. rhei, 1 grain. 
Oil cajuputi, 1 drop. 
Mix; make 1 pill. Sig. — 1 pill at bedtime, and after a week 
every second or third night. — F. Simon, M. D. 



The Treatment of Habitual Constipation. 
At a time when only the tedious proceedings of messege, but 
actual manipulation of the abdomen by cannon-balls is recom- 
mended for chronic constipation, a far simpler and more effectual 
way of producing peristaltic action oE the bowels, which has re- 



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cently been discovered, should be brought to the knowledge of 
the profession generally. This consists of the injection into the 
rectum, by means of an ordinary glass syringe, of about half a 
teaspoonful or a teaspoonful of glycerine. 

A number of patients, including some medical practitioners of 
great experience in the treatment of this troublesome disorder, 
have spoken to me in the highest terms of the value of this new- 
plan. An evacuation generally takes place either immediately 
or within a few minutes after the injection. The explanation of 
the effect given by Anaker, and which no doubt is the true one, 
in this : Glycerine, when brought into contact with the mucous 
membrane of the rectum, withdraws water from it, thus causing 
hyperemia and irritation of the sentient nerves of the rectum, 
which in turn leads reflexly to powerfully peristaltic contrac- 
tion, ending in defecation. The larger the accumulation of 
feces, the greater is the effect. There is no discomfort or pain, 
but the action takes place cito, tute etjucunde. Sometimes, how- 
ever, a little throbbing is felt in the rectum for a few minutes 
afterward. I feel sure that this plan, o.i account of its simplicity 
and readiness, will be found to constitute a veritable improve- 
ment in the therapeutics of constipation. — Julius Althaus, M. D. 



Treatment of Constipation in Women. 

When constipation exists in women who menstruate profusely, 
as in rheumatic subjects, equal parts of flowers of sulphur and 
calcined magnesia, mixed with an equal bulk of cream of tartar, 
will be found an excellent laxative. 



Dr. J. M. Scudder's formula for use in habitual constipa- 
tion. 

R. Hydrastia sulph. pure, % grain. 
Podophyllin, 1-20 grain. 
Make one pill. 

R. Aloin, 1-5 grain. 

Ext. belladon., yi grain. 
Strychnine, 1-60 grain. 
Sig. — Take two to rive at a dose, then follow with two each 
evening for a week ; then give one each evening for a w r eek. 



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Permanent Cure for Costiveness. 
R. Sodse sulphatis, 20 grains. 
Ac. nitro muriat., 5 drops. 
Take one hour before breakfast in half glass of water. 



To Prevent Gripes. 
Lime water mixed with castor oil will prevent nausea and 
gripes. 



Constipation in Children. 

Besides attention to diet, Anders recommends the following : 
R. Infus. sennse, 20 minims. 

Infus. gentianee co., 1 drachm. 
Sp. chloroform, 5 minims. 
Spts. mentha viridis, 5 minims. 

Aquse carui, add quantity sufficient to make 2 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Give for one dose; repeat, if required, several 
times a day. 



CRAMP COLIC. 



R. Syr. tolu., 1 ounce. 

Chloroform, 4 drachms. 
Oil piper nigri, 20 drops. 
Tr. cardamon, 2^ ounces. 
Make mixture. Sig. — Shake and give one teaspoonful pro re 
nata. This is an excellent prescription for this troublesome dis- 
ease, especially when caused by spasm of the intestine and from 
flatus. 

A prescription which will relieve colic : 
R. Leptando vir., 1 ounce. 
Senna, 1 ounce. 
Seneca snake root, 1 ounce. 
Liverwort, 1 ounce. 
Put the above in a small pitcher, and pour over it a pint of 
boiling water. After standing twelve hours, pour into a small 
sack. Wring out all the dregs you can, and add spirits enough 
to preserve it. A tablespoonful after each meal will be a pre- 
ventive. Should the patient have an attack, a common wine- 



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glassful will cure. If a horse has an attack of colic, give him 
a pint. 



For flatulent colic: 

R. Sp. ammon. com., 

Liq. ammon. acet., 3 drachms each. 

Ether, chlor., 2 drachms. 

Tr. zingib. , 2 drachms. 

Tr. belladon., 1 drachm. 

Aq. menth. pip., add 6 ounces. 
Mix — make mixture. Sig. — 1 ounce occasionally. 



Sig. 



Colic. 
Asafoetida, 2 grains. 
Ferri sulph. exsic, 1 grain. 
-One to five as required. 



R. Oil terebinthinse, 1 drachm. 

Chloroformi, 10 drops. 

Sodse bicarb., 10 grains. 

Mucilag. acaciae, add quantity sufficient to make 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every two or three hours for a 
child six months old. 



Intestinal Flatus. 
Prof Bartholow gives the following as a valuable remedy: 
R. Misturae asafoetida, 1 ounce. 
Sodii bromid., 3 to 5 grains. 
Mix. For a child from one to four months old. 



CRAMPS IN THE LEGS. 

Dr. St. Clair says that immediate and perfect relief is always 
secured by the following simple expedient : Take a good, strong 
cord, wind it around the leg at the place that is cramped, and 
taking an end in each hand, give it a sharp pull strong enough 
to produce some pain. No more pain need be feared that night. 



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CATARRH TREATMENT. 

The following list comprises the chief remedies employed in 
the treatment of catarrh: Hydrastis, sodium bicarbonate, borax, 
fluid extract of pinus canadensis, tincture iodine, tannic acid, 
boracic acid, sodium sulpho-carbolate, carbolic acid, calomel, 
alum, alcohol, nitrate of silver and iodoform. These several 
agents are used singly or associated together in a solution or sub- 
stance, in accordance with the will of the physician, and the de- 
mands of the patient. 

It has been estimated that ninety ptoplc out of every hundred 
suffer from some form of catarrh. The following prescriptions 
are from actual practice, and will be found of service. Hydras- 
tis acts by inducing hvperaemia of the mucous membranes, and 
in consequence active stimulation of its vascular and secretory 
structure. 

In the mild forms of catarrh, an immediate improvement gen- 
erally follows the use of Hydrastis. It is desirable sometimes to 
associate with it an astringent substance like fluid extract of pinus 
canadensis, or an antiseptic, like boracic acid or sodium sulpho- 
carbolate, as the judgment of the physician determines to be nec- 
essary. The preferable way of using it is to dilute with water 
and apply as a spray. It is well not to prepare too much of the 
dilution at one time, as like other organic compounds, hydrastis, 
when diluted with water, develops a fungous growth, hence only 
a few days' supplv should be prepared at once. 



Catarrh of the Throat and Nostrils. 

In simpk catarrhal and granular pharyngitis, rhinitis, also 
in the more acute ulcerative or aphthous varieties of catarrhal in- 
flammation of the phartonsils and retro --pharynx. — Mix one ounce 
of hydrastis with four or six ounces of water, and use as a sprav; 
or mix one ounce with two ounces of mucilage of acacia and five 
ounces of w'ater, and use as a gargle and wash. In warm 
weather add a few drops of carbolic acid to preserve the mix- 
ture. 

In sub-acute and chronic nasopharyngeal catarrh, the above 



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spray application has a most beneficial effect, where the mucous 
membrane is dry and parched, and the secretions are altered in 
quality and quantity. In the hypertrophic form of this trouble- 
some affection, with profuse discharge and thickening of the 
mucous lining of trn nose and retro-pharynx, it may be used in 
stronger solution, equal parts o'f hydrastis and water, or even 
stronger. 

In many cases, astringent and antiseptic remedies may be com- 
bined with the spray and gargle, the best (antiseptic) being the 
addition of from four to six grains of sulpho-carbolate ot 
soda, or zinc, to each fluid ounce of the spray liquid; the best as- 
tringent combination being hydrastis, one fluid ounce; aqueous 
fluid extract of pinus canadensis, half a fluid ounce; distilled 
water, six and a half fluid ounces. Mix. 

— Prof. Robert Sattler, M. B., Cincinnati, 0. 



Catarrh of the Head. 

R. Hydrastis, i ounce. 

Distilled hamamelis, i ounce. 
Water, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Use with atomizer twice a day. It will produce ex- 
cellent results. 



Nasal Catarrh. 



R. Hydrastis, 2 ounces. 

Boracic acid, powdeied, drachm. 
Aqua, 14 ounces. 
Mix. Use with nasal douche, or better, spray apparatus, three 
times daily. 



Post-Nasal Catarrh. 

R. Powdered chloride of ammonium, 1 ounce. 
Common salt, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful of this in a tumbler of hot water is 
to be snuffed up the nose twice a day, particularly in those cases 
where there is deafness. 



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R. Acidi carbolici, i scruple. 
Sodii boratis, I drachm. 
Sodii bicarbonatis, I drachm. 
Glycerine, i ounce. 
Aquas rosae, i ounce. 
Aquae, ad. i pint. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a spray. — Prof. Leffert. 



Catarrhal Ophthalmia. 
The following prescription is very beneficial in catarrhal oph- 
thalmia : 

R. Hydrastis, 10 drops. 
Zinc sulph., i grain. 
Morphia, y 2 grain. 
Aqua dist., i ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Drop one drop in the eye two or three times daily. 



Acute or Chronic Catarrh of the Ear. 

R. Hydrastis, i ounce. 

Aqua, quantity sufficient to make 8 ounces. 
Mix. Syringe out the ear two or three times daily, then use 
R. Lloyd's hydrastis, 2 drachms. 
TV. opium, I drachm. 

Oil olive, quantity sufficient to make ]/ 2 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Drop five to ten drops in ear each time after syr- 
inging. This usually gives relief and in a short time a cure, and 
in a number of cases a permanent cure has been realized. 



Pil. Terpin Hydrat., 2 Grs.-"W. H. S, & Co." 
A new and potent remedy in the treatment of coughs, catarrh, 
bronchitis, and kindred diseases. 

Terpin hydrate is indicated in cases where violent irritation of 
the bronchial mucous membrane exists, and where the secretion 
is inconsiderable and peculiarly viscid, such as is met with in the 
chronic catarrh accompanying emphysema and phthisis. The 
effect obtained is always an increase and a liquefaction of the se- 
cretion, a considerable reduction of the irritation and easy ex- 
pectoration. 



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Catarrh of the Bladder. 
R. Spts. nit. duic, i ounce. 

Pulv. gum. acacias, i ounce. 
Tr. opii camph., i ounce. 
Tr. gelsemii, i drachm. 
Mix. Sig.^ — Teaspoonful every two hours. 






Catarrh of Stomach. 
In chronic catarrh of stomach, where the tongue is heavily 
coated with a white fur, one or two drops of tincture of nux vom- 
ica, in water, every two hours or oftener, will often clean the- 
tongue in thirty-six or forty-eight hours. 



For Coryza. 

The following solution for nasal catarrh is recommended by 
Professor Leffert, who claims it to be the most efficacious : 
R. Acidi carbolici, 1 scruple. 
Sodii boratis, i drachm. 
Sodii bicarbonatis, i drachm. 
Glycerine, i ounce. 
Aquae rosas, i ounce. 

Aqua 1 , add quantity sufficient to make I pint. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a spray. 



Acute Catarrh. 

In the second and third stages the following is recommended: 
R. Vaseline, 2 ounces. 

Ext. pinus canadensis (Kennedy's), % to ]/ 2 drachm. 
Olei eucalypti., 2 to 5 drops. 
Mix ; make into mass. Sig. — Melt and spray y 2 to 2 drachms. 



Use warm water with atomizer ; or, better — 
R. Sod. bicarb., 4 drachms. 

Salt, y 2 ounce. 

Acid carbol., 30 drops. 

Aquas dist., quantity sufficient to make 1 pint. 
Mix. Sig. — Use with atomizer until cavity is cleansed. 



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Then medicate with — 
R. Potass, chlor., y 2 ounce. 

Glycerine, i ounce. 

Tinct. iodine, 4 drachms. 

Aquas dist., quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Atomize two to four times a day. 

Or, if bad odor, use disinfectants — 

Permanganate potass., 20 grains. 
Aquse dist., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Atomize morning and evening, using the iodo-chlorate 
two or three times during day. 

If ulcer or much hypertrophy, use iodo-carbolate — 
R. Acid carbol., l / 2 ounce. 
Tinct. iodine, 1 ounce. 

Glycerine, quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix ; saturate small absorbent cotton pledgets, and pass well 
back into nasal canals, and let remain during night. 

Dilute, as indicated in each individual case, with water and glyce- 
rine, and spray through mouth up back of soft palate. As case im- 
proves, change to listerine, boracic acid, salicyl. acid, fl. hydrastis, 
■etc. 



R. Pulv. cubebs, 2 ounces. 

Chamomile flowers, 2 ounces. 
Mix well together, put a small portion into a clean pipe, smoke 
and blow the smoke back through the nose two or three times a 
day. 

In the catarrh of infants where the secretion from the bronchial 
tubes is excessive : 

R. Aluminis, 30 grains. 

Syrupi rhoeados, 3 drachms. 
x\qu3?, ad., 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every 2 or 3 hours. 



As a wash and injection for the nasal cavities, let the following 



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be thrown well up the nose with a syringe, three or four times a 
day: 

R. Sod. hyposulph., i ounce. 
Acid carbol., i y 2 drachms. 
Aquas dist., 8 ounces. 
Glycerinas, 2 drachms. 
Mix ; shake well. 






Sub-acute nasal catarrh, with abundant secretion, is often 
allayed by minim doses of tinct. belladonna every half-hour, until 
eight or ten minims are taken. 



Hypertrophic Nasal Catarrh. 
Dr. R. O. Cotter says the following ointment will be found 
very effective in the majority of cases of hypertrophic nasal catarrh : 
R. Oil eucalyptol, 5 minims. 

Ext. pinus canadensis, 8 fluid minims. 

Acidi carbolici, 5 drops. 

Cocaine, 3 grains. 

Oil rose, 2 drops. 

Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Make ointment. 



R. Ext. pini canadensis, 20 minims. 

Glycerinas, \ drachm. 

Aquas, 1 pint. 
Mix. To be used with post-pharyngeal syringe. 
This, it is said, will often cure when astringents utterly fail. 






Acute Catarrh. 
R. Tinct. Iodinii, y 2 ounce. 
Acid Carbol., 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Place a small, wide-mouthed bottle, containing a 
moistened sponge, in a vessel of hot water; drop five to ten drops: 
of the solution on the sponge, and as the iodine vapor ascends, 
with the vapor of the water, inhale it. — Bartholow. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 55 

CHILBLAIN, OR FROSTBITE. 

Dr. Keppes, the surgeon of the Austrian North Pole expedi- 
tion, says that in severe frostbite he obtained most excellent re- 
sults from the following mixture: 
R. Iodine, 4 parts. 
Ether, 30 parts. 
Collodion, 100 parts. 
Mix, and apply with a camei's-hair pencil to the affected parL 



An ointment made of — 

R. Spirits of turpentine, 1 ounce. 
Raw linseed oil, 6 ounces. 
Yolk of egg, 1 ounce. 



Dr. W. E. Alabone declares the following prescription to be 
almost infallible in curing unbroken chilblains: One egg well 
beaten; diluted acetic acid, 8 ounces; spirit of camphor, 1 ounce; 
oil of turpentine, y 2 ounce; tinct. of arnica, 1 drachm. The mix- 
ture must be well shaken, and, after the feet or parts affected have 
been soaked in hot water and dried, the lotion must be rubbed in, 
and allowed to dry before the fire. As a rule, one application is 
sufficient. 

For chilblains, rub on pure oil of sassafras and hold part af- 
fected to hot fire for one minute. Repeat for three nights at 
bedtime. 



The following is Dr. Bartholow's formula for an ointment as a 
local application for chilblains : 

R. Acid carbol., 1 drachm. 
Tinct. iodini, 

Acid tannici, 2 drachms each. 
Cerat. simplicis, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Ointment. 

R. Flex, collodion, 4 drachms. 
Oil ricini, 4 drachms. 
Spirits terebinth., 4 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — To be used twice or thrice daily. 



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Freezing. 

Dr Ward says: "A few days ago the tips of three of my fingers 
of my right hand were frozen. They were stiff and felt as if 
burned by fire — for a frostbite is a burn. I applied strong spirits 
of ammonia to them. Three applications made a complete cure, 
removing all stiffness and soreness. 



R. Lin. belladonnae, 2 drachms. 
Lin. aconiti, 1 drachm. 
Acidi carbolici, 6 minims. 
Collod. flexil., ad. 1 ounce. 
Mix, and apply every night with a camel's hair pencil. 



COUCH WHOOPING. 

Fluid extract pi chestnut leaves for whooping-cough. The 
dose is from fifteen to sixty drops, according to age, given in 
hot water or simple syrup, as an elixir. 



Grindelia robusta, it is stated, will stop vomiting and other 
painful symptoms, and transform severe whooping-cough into 
a mild affection of short duration. The dose recommended is 
from one-half to one gramme per day of the tincture. 



Dr. Vogelsany, of Switzerland, finds that one or two scruples of 
bromine and as much bromide of potassium to a glass of hot 
water, placed in t^e room of a child suffering from whooping- 
cough affords it great relief ; the mixture to be renewed three 
or four times a day. 



Cleanse the stomach and establish a healthy action of the liver 
and kidneys, after which prescribe the following: 
R. Carbolic acid, 5 minims. 
Pure glycerine, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sis:. — Teaspoonful every three or four hours for a 
child ten years old. 



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R. Powdered belladonna root, i to 5 grains. 
Dover's powder, y 2 grain. 
Sublimed sulphur, 4 grains. 
White sugar, 10 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Take in one dose from two to ten times a day, 
according to age of patient and effect produced. 



COUCH. 

Carbolic Acid Spray in Coughs. 

A correspondent, who is a druggist in this city, sends the fol- 
lowing communication on this subject: 

More than a year ago I read in the Journal of Chemistry a 
statement that carbolic acid in the form of spray benefited a 
cough. Having a severe cough at that time, I used the acid as 
directed, of a strength of about two per cent., with an atomizer, 
but finally tried five per cent., or the saturated solution. I took 
no medicine, and the cough went away in a few days. Now, 
from my first recollection I have had severe coughs, and have 
always had bronchitis, for which I have taken much medicine; 
but since using the carbolic spray I have had no cough for a 
year. If I feel any of the symptoms which precede a cough or a 
cold, a few inhalations remove all the disagreeable feelings, and 
prevent a cough. Inhalation through the nostrils stops sneezing 
and the flow of mucus. I have recommended it to many others, 
all of whom were benefited, and cured if they continued to inhale 
the spray. 

I have called the attention of many physicians to the value of 
carbolic acid in coughs, asthma and chronic catarrh, and to the 
fact that the saturated solution (five per cent.) could be used 
with safety, and would in most cases be more beneficial than a 
weaker solution. Thev have answered that they would not 
give the acid of that strength, under any consideration. But I 
have often used it of that strength, and many other people have 
tried it, with no other effect than soothing the irritation of the 
membrane to which the spray was applied. The tickling sensa- 
tion soon ceases, and the mucus is raised with but little effort. 
In fact, it relieves all the unpleasant symptoms and stops the 



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progress of the catarrh. I believe that it is an absolute cure for 
all inflammations of the mucous membranes of the nose, throat 
and lungs, and that it produces the desired effect immediately by 
contact with the affected part. — D. B. 



Chloroform Cough Mixture 
This is prepared as follows: 

R. Morphias acetatis, 0.2. 

Tincture belladonnas, 8.0. 

Spiritus chloroformi, 24.0. 

Syrupi senegas, 30.0. 

Syrupi pruni virg., quantity sufficient to make 120.0. 
Dose, one fluid drachm three times a day. 



Mix. 



R. Calesaya bark, 1 ounce. 

Black snake root, 2 ounces. 

Rock candy, 8 ounces. 

Whiskey, 1 pint. 
A wine-glass half full at a dose. 



R. 



Tonic Cough Mixture 
Apple brandy, 4 ounces. 



Mix. 



Glycerine, 4 ounces. 

Tincture of sanguinaria, 3 drachms. 

Sulphate of morphia, 1 grain. 

A wine-glass half full at a dose. 



A strong and sonorous cough suggests spasmodic croup. A 
hoarse and rough cough is an indication of true croup. When 
the cough is clear and distinct there is bronchitis. When it is 
suppressed and painful there is pneumonia and pleurisy. If the 
cough is convulsive it indicates whooping cough. 



R 



Mix. 



Sympathetic Nervous Cough in Pregnancy 

Spts. etheris, 3 drachms. 
Tinct. chloroformi co., 1 drachm. 
Acid hydrocyanici dil., 15 minims. 
Liq. morphias sulph., 1 drachm. 
Tinct. cardamomi co., 6 drachms. 
Aquae, ad. 8 ounces. 

Sig. — A sixth part every six or eight hours, or 



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R. Tinct. valerianat. ammon., 30 minims. 
Tinct. sumbulis, 20 minims. 
Tinct. belladonna, 10 minims. 
Tinct. camph. co,, 30 minims. 
Aqure, ad. .12 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — For one dose. — Tanner, 



To relieve cough: 

R. Ext. asclepias tub. fl., 1 drachm. 
Ext. wild cherry fl., 1 drachm. 
Syr. ipecac, % drachm. 
Syr. tolu, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two or three hours, or alter- 
nate every hour with the above. 

In some cases the cough is severe and accompanied with vom- 
ting; control it with spirit ammonia aromatic and paregoric, or 
with this, which is excellent : 

R. Oxalate cerium, 1 to 2 grains. 
Subnit. bismuth, 2 to 4 grains. 
Brom. ammon, 2 to 4 grains. 
Sacch. alba, 3 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Give in syrup, if preferred, every hour or two, 
as indicated . 



Cough Mixture in Chronic Bronchitis. 

R. Ext. iippise Mexicanae fl., 
Ext. grindeliee rob., fl., 
Ext. yerbse santfe fl., each 1 ounce. 
Liq. potassse, 2 drachms. 
Glycerine, add quantity to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every three hours. 



Cough Balsam. 

Put into a pint of whisky three ounces of white pine tree gum ; 
when it has dissolved, mix it with strained honey, using equal 
parts of each. 

It is one of the best things for a cough, and should always be 
kept on hand. — Bettina, 



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Pil. Terpin Hydrat., 2 Grains. 

A new and potent remedy in the treatment of coughs, catarrh,- 
bronchitis and kindred diseases. 

Terpin hydrate is indicated in cases where violent irritation 
of the bronchial mucous membrane exists, and where the secre- 
tion is inconsiderable and peculiarly viscid, such as is met with 
in the chronic catarrh accompanying emphysema and phthisis. 
The effect obtained is always an increase and a liquefaction of 
the secretion, a considerable reduction of the irritation, and easy- 
expectoration. 

R. Acid hybrobrom. dil. (34.%), y 2 fluid drachm. 

Spts. chloroformi, 20 minims. 

Syr. scilla?, 1 fluid drachm. 

Aqure, add quantity sufficient to make 1 fluid ounce. 
Mix. Dose, to be taken twice or thrice daily for colds. 



Cough Mixture for Recent Colds. 
Tincture of blood root, syrup of ipecac, syrup of squills, tinct- 
ure of balsam of tolu (soluble), and paregoric, of each equal 
parts. Dose, half of a teaspoonful whenever the cough is severe. 
It is a very valuable medicine. 



Carbolic Acid and Iodine in Whooping Cough. 
Dr. Roth has realized very happy results from a combination 
of iodine and carbolic acid, as follows: 
R. Ac. carbolici, 15 grains. 
Spts. vini, y 2 fluid drachm. 
Tr. iodi., 10 drops. 
Tr. belladonna, y 2 drachm. 
Aq. menthoe pip., 3 fluid ounces. 
Syr. papaveri, 2 y 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful of this is given to children over 
two years of age every two hours. When this treatment was 
carried out from the commencement of the complaint, the severity 
was never great, and even when it was only begun in cases that 
had been going on for six or seven weeks, it soon cut them short. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 61 

Cough. 

R. Fl. ext. horehound, 
Fl. ext. red root, 
Fl. ext. elecampone, 
Fl. ext. spicknard, 
Fl. ext. wild cherry bark, 
Fl. ext. comprey, 

FL ext. blood root, each 2 fluid ounces. 
Tablespoonful at a dose. 



Formulas. 
R. Acid, hydrocyanic . dil, 3 minims . 
Spts. chloroformi, 10 minims. 
Acid, hydrobromic (34 percent.), 15 minims. 
Syr. scillse, 20 minims. 
Syr. tolutani, y 2 fluid drachm. 

Aquas, add quantity sufficient to make 2 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — One dose for adult ; to be repeated every three or 
four hours. 



R. Syr. tolutani, 

Syr. pruni virginianse, 
Tinct. hyoscyami, 
Spir. astheris comp., 
Aqua?, each equal parts. 
Mix. Dose. — A teaspoonful. 

— Dr. E. G. y anew ay* 

Yerba Santa Cough Mixture. 
Each fluid drachm contains 

Yerba santa, 10 grains. 
Grindelia robusta, 4 grains 
Cherry bark, 2 grains. 
Licorice, 5 grains. 
Cubebs, 1 grain. 
Tar, y 2 grain. 

Bromide ammonium, 1 grain. 
An excellent expectorant, especially useful in chronic bronchi- 
tis and other chronic pulmonary complaints. One teaspoonful at 
a. dose, to be repeated when necessary. 



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Cough Mixture for Adults. 
R. Ammonii chloridi, i drachm. 

Spts. setheris co. , 6 fluid drachms. 
Spts. aetheris co., 2 fluid ounces. 
Syr. prunivirg., 4 fluid drachms. 

Aquae, add quantity sufficient to make 4 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Dose, a teaspoonful. 



Cough Mixture for Infants. 
R. Tinct. opii camph. 

Spts. ammon. arom. each 1 fluid ounce. 
Ext. ipecac fl., y 2 fluid drachm. 
Syr. pruni virgin., 1 fluid ounce. 
Aquae, add quantity sufficient to make 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Dose, a teaspoonful. 



Ipecac in Troublesome Cough. 

Some preparation of ipecac, preferably the fluid extract, not 
infrequently arrests a troublesome cough — as a cough prevent- 
ing sleep — if taken at the bed hour. 



Cough of Phthisis. 
Oxalate of cerium has been used quiie successfully as a pal- 
liative to the cough of phthisis. It has the very great advan- 
tage of not disturbing the digestion or bowels. To preserve 
the appetite of a consumptive is quite as necessary as to relieve 
his cough. Thirty grains of the oxalate is given at bedtime and 
repeated before morning, if necessary. Ten grains may be 
given every few hours during the day, if necessary. 



Pineapple as an Expectorant. 
The juice of a ripe pineapple is an excellent expectorant. 
The ripe fruit is cut into slices and covered with sugar. The 
vessel in which they are placed is then closed, enveloped in straw 
and heated in water, which is gradually brought to a boiling- 
point, and left there for a few minutes. In chronic bronchial 
catarrh, when expectoration becomes difficult, a few teaspoon- 
fuls of this juice suffice to cause copious expectoration. The 
daily dose is from eight to ten teaspoonfuls. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 63 

Cough mixture. — A good one : 

R. Spiritus etheris nitrosi, 4 drachms. 

Vini ipecac, 6 drachms. 

Papine, 2 drachms. 

Syr. tolu, i x / 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three or four times a day. 



R. Sp. etheris nitrosi, 3 drachms. 
Liq. tolutani, 1 drachm. 
Papine, 2 ounces. 
Oxymel. scillse ad., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful for an adult. 



Cough Mixture. 
To allay excessive cough and quiet nervous irritability : 
R. Listerine, 2 drachms. 
Paregoric, 2diachms. 
Glycerin, 2 drachms. 
Chloroform, 30 minims. 
Mix; shake well before using. Sig. — Take in teaspoonful 
doses. 



An excellent combination of Yerba santa, with other demul- 
cents and expectorants, especially adapted for the treatment of 
colds, coughs, and general bronchial affections. 
Each fluid ounce represents : 

R. Yerba santa, 90 grains. 

Potassium bromide, 7 grains. 
Licorice, 90 grains.' 
Grindeliarobusta, 30 grains. 
Wild cherry bark, 30 grains. 
Tar, 2^ grains. 
Salicylic acid, 2^ grains. 
Tablespoonful at a dose. 



Whooping-Cough . 
For a child twenty-seven months old, with whooping-cough, 



Prof. Atkinson ordered: 

R. Tinct. belladonnas, ]/ 2 fluid drachm. 
Mist, glycyrrhizae, 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every three hours. 



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"Palmer's Cough Balsam." 
R. Fl. ext. asclepias tuberosa, 
Fl. ext. Jamaica dogwood, 
Tr. lobelia inflata, 
Glycerine, equal parts. 
Mix. Sig. — ro drops to a teaspoonful anywhere from every 
half hour to three] times per day. Smaller doses and greater 
frequency will give best results. 



We often have a troublesome cough to contend with after the 
patient has gotten up. We prescribe — 

R. Ext. jaborandi fl., i ounce. 
Ext. asclepias tub. fl., i ounce. 
Syr. prunus vir., i ounce. 
Tine, lobelia, i drachm. 
Syr. tolu, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One-half to one teaspoonful for adults, every hour 
or two; children according to age. 

If there is capillary bronchitis, expectoration tough, combine 
carb. ammon. with the above. 



Lemon Juice Cough Mixture. 
R. Pot. citrate, i drachm. 
Lemon juice, 2 drachms. 
Syrup ipecac, y 2 ounce. 
Syrup simple, enough to make 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful four to six times daily. 



CONVULSIONS IN CHILDREN. 

Infantile Spasms. 
In nineteen cases out of twenty, infantile spams or convul- 
sions may be arrested in one minute by the application of one or 
two dry cups on the back, from the seventh to the first dorsal 
vertebrae. This will secure a remission, during which emetics, 
purgatives, or anything else that the indications may require, may 
be used. 



Infantile Convulsions. 
Dr. A. Jacobi, of New York, an authority upon diseases of 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 65 

children, first orders a purgative dose of calomel in cases of in- 
iantile convulsions, and then follows it in a few hours by — 
R. Chloral hydrat., 4 grains. 
Potassii bromidi, 8 grains. 
Aqua, 1 drachm. 
Syrupi, 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — One dose for a child two years old. 
A half-drachm of Battle's bromida ought to answer a better 
-purpose. 

Convulsions in Children. 
Dr. Steele says: In convulsions in children, from whatever 
■ cause, I use the following remedies : 
R. Calomel, 5 grains. 

Salicylate soda, 5 grains. 
Santonine, 5 grains. 
Sig. — Make five powders. 

Give one every hour dry on the tongue until all are given, and 
alternately with these I give Peacock's Bromides, half drachm 
doses, and use hot cloths applied over the abdomen and cold 
cloths on the head. I usually keep the room cool and quiet as 
possible. These powders will act on the bowels in two or three 
hours, and if they do not, I continue the bromides until there is 
no sign of convulsions. When there is no action from bowels in 
three or four hours, I then use the glycerine injection. 



Gelsemium in Convulsions. 
Convulsions in children commonly arise from indiscretions in 
diet; whatever the cause it must be removed before the nervous 
system can be permanently quieted. In the absence of a known 
cause and when it is irremediable either from the severity of the 
convulsion or the nature of the cause, gelsemium is always an 
efficient remedy. Indeed it may be adopted with safety as a 
routine practice and will at least control the spasm. The dose 
will be governed by the case under treatment but must be suffi- 
ciently large to bring the patient fully under the influence of the 
drug. In a child two years old prescribe : 

R. Liquid gelsemii normal, 4 minims. 
Aquse purse, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoon ful. 



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CROUP. 

R. Rectified oil of turpentine, r drachm. 

Oil of sweet almond, 2^ drachms. 

Simple syrup, 5 drachms. 

Mucilage of acacia, 10 drachms. 

Yolk of one egg. 

Canella-water, add quantity sufficient to make 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every hour for a child ten years 
old. — Dr. Lewentauer. 



Chloroform Water in Croup. 

Dr. H. B. Bashere has lately obtained excellent results from 
chloroform water in the treatment of false croup, and regards it 
as superior to chloral in this affection, in that it is not so danger- 
ous and is eliminated in part by the lungs. Of course its action is 
local, and its value, probably, due to the sedative effect upon the 
sensory filaments of the superior laryngeal nerve. He makes 
use of asolution consisting of five to ten minims of chloroform to 
one ounce of water, to which is added a little glycerine to aid 
the solubility of the chloroform. A teaspoonful of this is given 
every half hour during an attack, and if there is any dyspnoea 
the following day, a teaspoonful is given every two hours, in- 
creasing in frequency to every hour during the evening. This 
method of treatment is especially applicable to those cases in 
which the dyspnoea and cough continue during the day. 



Diagnosis Between True and Diphtheritic Croup. 

The following are among the points of contrast between these 
two diseases, according to Gay, of the Boston City Hospital : 



TRUE CBOUP. 

A local disease. 

Begins in the larynx. 

Pharynx slightly affected. 

Not traceable to local causes. 

Seldom occurs in adults. 

Neither contagious nor infectious. 

Not epidemic, 

No affection of lymphatics. 



DIPHTHERITIC CROUP. 

A constitutional disease. 
Begins in the fauces. 
Pharynx extensively affected. 
Often traceable to local causes. 
Often occurs in adults. 
Both contagious and infectious. 
Often epidemic. 
Lymphatics often affected. 



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Membranous Croup. 
The vapor arising from slaking lime, or from boiling lime- 
water, has been so long used that it is associated in the mind with 
cases of croup. But water takes up only a small quantity of 
lime, so that, although the room occupied by the patient will be 
filled with its vapor, but little lime is inhaled. The recommenda- 
tion of late years to increase the alkalinity, and therefore the 
efficiency of lime-water, by adding to it an alkali, as sodium bicar- 
bonate, has been successfully carried out in practice. 



R. Mist, acacia?, 2 ounces. 

Balsam copaibae, i drachm. 
Ext. ipecac fL, i drachm. 
Potass, iodidi, i drachm. 
Pulv. potass, chlor., i drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Shake well. Dose, a teaspoonful every tenor 
fifteen minutes until free vomiting ensues; and then continue the 
same dose, at intervals of a half-hour, or hour until the disease 
yields. 

Pseudo-Membranous Croup. * 

This will cure ninety-nine out of a hundred cases. 
R. Balsam Copaiba, quantity sufficient. 
Sig. — One-half teaspoonful every thirty minutes. 
You will not have to give the third dose in one case out of 
fifty. 

Dr. Meigs' favorite emetic in croup is . 
R. Alumis, 3 drachms. 
Syrupi, i ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Half now and the remainder in fifteen minutes,, 
if emesis is not produced. Is a good, reliable emetic, and suita- 
ble in these cases. 

CHRONIC CYSTITIS. 

In a very complete article on " chronic cystitis, " in the Diction- 
naire Encyclopedique des Sci. Med., M. Chauvel indicates the 
following preparations : 

R. Turpentine, y 2 ounce. 
Camphor, 15 grains. 
Ext. hyoscyamus, y 2 grain. 



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Mix. Sig. — The ingredients are to be well mixed, and a piece 
the size of a cherry stone taken morning and evening. 



Thompson frequently prescribes, with success, an infusion which 
he had seen an American use with benefit. It can be given in all 
forms of chronic cystitis. 

Cystitis. 
R. Uvas ursi fol., i to 2 ounces. 

Pareirae. bravae. rad., 1 to 2 fluid drachms. 

Mix. Sig Boil in a quart and a half of water to a quart. 

Take from 2 to 4 fluid ounces four or five times a day. 






M. Gosselin recommends benzoic acid, to prevent the develop- 
ment of ammonia. He gives at first 15 grains per diem, gradually 
increasing to 60 and even 90 grains, without causing any trouble^ 
save a slight parching of the throat. This treatment generally 
neutralizes the acidity of the urine after seven or eight days. 



Prof. v. Mosetig-Moorhof recommends half a drachm of the 
following emulsion injected into the bladder, after previous cleans- 
ing, in a pint of water: 

R. Iodoform, 13 drachms. 
Glycerin, 10 drachms. 
Distilled water, 2]/ 2 drachms. 
Gum tragacanth, 4 grains. 
Mix. The injection should bemade on every third day. After 
three or four injections the catarrhal inflammation is much or 
wholly relieved. 

Dr. Brown recommends an injection into the bladder every 
night and morning. 

R. Benzoic acid, pure, 2 ounces. 
Biborate of soda, 4 ounces. 
Distilled water, 6 ounces. 
Mix. 

Prof. Brinton recommends: 

R. Uvae ursae, 2 drachms. 
Lupulini, 10 grains. 
Aqua bullient, 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Make infusion and add 
R. Sodii bicarb., y 2 drachm. 

Tinct. opii camph., 1 fluid ounce. 
Aqua, add quantity sufficient to make, 6 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful four times a day. 



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Washing out the bladder with listerine, in the proportion of 
an ounce to a pint of water, has been found to be of great value. 
The following has been successfully used in hundreds of cases • 
R. Quinine, I scruple. 
Listerine, i ounce. 
Water, 7 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject in small quantities twice daily. 



Irritability of the Bladder. 
R. Ergotini, 16 grains. 

Ext. belladonnae, 3 grains. 
Ext. nucis vomicae, 4 grains. 
Ext. hyoscyami, 12 grains. 
Mix; make 24 pills. Sig. — One pill thrice daily; last about 
bedtime. 

Oil of cubebs (15 drops on sugar) and spts. nitre dulc. (1 
drachm) three times per day. 



R. Morphia 1 sulphat., 1 grain. 

Tinct. aconiti rad., y 2 drachm. 
Potassii acetatis, y 2 ounce. 
Ext. pareirse, 1 ounce. 
Aqua, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Two teaspoonfuls, in water, every three hours. 



Acute Inflammation of the Bladder. 
Ten grains df bicarbonate of soda in a half-ounce of an infusion 
of uva ursi ever}' two hours will relieve acute inflammation of 
the bladder immediately. — Br. Woodbury. 

R. Acidibenzoici., 

Sodii biborate, each 2 drachms. 
Infus. buchu, 12 ounces. 
Sig. — Inject into the bladder night and morning. 



Gelsemium will often do more good in irritable bladder than 
any other remedy. It is especially adapted to those women of 
hysterical type, troubled by irritability at the neck of the bladder,, 
calling for constant unrination. 



70 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

CHOLERA INFANTUM. 

One of the watchwords in treating children is elimination. 
Don't lock up the secretions. Give nature, that grand old mother, 
a chance. Very rarely should opium, or any of its prepara- 
tions or derivatives, be used in the treatment of children. He 
\ . ho abides the nearest to this rule will always have the best 
success in treating them. Look after them closely. Stand by 
the small and frequently repeated dose of tasteless medicines. 
Never forget that a sick child is always dangerously sick. 



Treatment of Cholera Infantum in the Philadelphia Hospital of the 
University of Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Louis Starr, in the treatment of entero-colitis in the clinic 
for children, gives great prominence to the hygienic manage- 
ment. The following points are insisted upon: 

a. Fresh air must be secured by taking the child to a public 
square in the cool of the morning and evening, or, better still, by 
a morning or evening trip on one of the river steamboats. The 
heat of the day must be spent in as cool a room as can be had. 
Coddling is discouraged, as many a stout mother has hastened 
her infant's death by too fond and constant nursing in the arms. 

b. The clothing must be as thin as possible, provided, always, 
that woolen be worn next the skin. 

c. Twice, or three times a day in very hot weather, the whole 
surface of the body must be sponged with water at a tempera- 
ture of 8o° F., and dried with gentle rubbing. The addition of 
rock salt renders these baths more bracing. Full warm baths 
must supplant the cold sponging if there be much prostration. 

d. Diet most carefully regulated as to quality, quantity and 
intervals of administration. Sound cow's milk must form the 
basis of the food in bottle-fed babies. Fairchild's peptogenic 
powder is very useful in artificial feeding. 

Medicinal treatment varies with the case. Should the pa- 
tient be seen early in the attack, it is initiated by a laxative. 
A teaspoonful of castor oil with five drops of paregoric or the 
same quantity of spiced syrup of rhubarb is sufficient for an in- 
fant of one year. Afterward, while the stools are yellow, homo- 
geneous, and not very frequent, alkalies and astringents are 
employed, as . 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 71 

R. Sodii bicarb., 36 grains. 

Syrupi rhei aromat., V 2 fluid ounce . 

Misturae cretae, add quantity sufficient to make 3 fluid ounces . 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every two hours for a child of 
one year. 

When the stools are frequent, green and acid in reaction, 
small doses of opium are added to the alkali ; for example : 
R. Tr. opii deod., 6 minims. 

Bismuthi subcarb., 72 grains. 
Syrupi, y 2 fluid ounce. 

Misturse cretae, add quantity sufficient to make 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every two hours. 
At the same time the skin of the whole abdomen is reddened, 
two or three times a day, with a weak mustard draught — one 
part of mustard to five of flour. 

If the evacuations be liquid and contain whitish or greenish 
flakes, and the above treatment fail after a fair trial, good re- 
sults often follow a short mercurial course; thus: 
R. Pulv. ipecac, comp., 2 grains. 

Hydrarg. chlorid. mit., y 2 grain. 
Cretae prseparat., 36 grains. 
Mix, and make 12 powders. 

Sig. — One powder every two hours for twenty-four or twenty- 
eight hours, or until the stools become yellow and homogeneous. 



Vomiting in Cholera Infantum. 
Vomiting is often a prominent symptom in this malady. It 
sometime commences before the diarrhoea, and often continues 
after the latter ceases. It maybe controlled by the above prescrip- 
tions, and often, also, by lime water given in an equal quantity of 
milk, to which double or treble as many drops of Bourbon whis- 
key or brandy are added as the infant is months old. A few 
drops of chloroform, in cold water, will also sometimes control 
the vomiting. 

Cholera Infantum. 

R. Bismuthi subnitrat., 1 drachm. 
Pepsin sacch., y 2 drachm. 
Zinci oxid., 6 grains. 
Mix and divide into 12 powders. Sig. — One every four to six 
hours. 



72 Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Treatment of Cholera Infantum. 

The following treatment is recommended by Dr. W. Frank 
Hines, of Maryland, in the Southern Clinic: 

Nothing is of more importance in this trouble than the diet. 
The practice of giving farinaceous substances — cracked wheat r 
tapioca, farina, etc. — is surely wrong and hurtful. The digestive 
organs of the child are very weak, and to put anything in them 
which they have not been in the habit of receiving is to overtax 
them ; milk contains all the necessary ingredients for the support 
of the infant ; but it does not contain any starch. If possible, the 
child should be fed on " mother's milk," If this is not practicable, 
cow's milk may be made to answer. Condensed milk I have seen 
act in a very satisfactory manner, when there is great prostration 
and weakness. Beef tea, with a little brandy in it, is very bene- 
ficial ; say a teaspoonful of beef tea with half a teaspoonful of 
brandy, every three hours. 

In regard to medication, I do not think a great deal is needed, 
except when there are frequent discharges. They must be 
stopped ; if not, the child will die from weakness. In this con- 
nection the following treatment has been of great service: 

R. Bismuth, subnit., y 2 drachm. 

Spts. ammon. arom., 2 drachms. 

Tinct. opii camph., i 1 /, drachms. 

Syrup simplic, aqua fon,,each ]/ 2 ounce. 

Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every 2 l / 2 hours to child \]/ 2 to 2 
years old, according to condition. 

In some cases, where the diarrhoea is of a very persistent char- 
racter, stronger measures will have to be resorted to ; these are 
best determined by the circumstances of the particular case. The 
temperature should be kept down; there is nothing better for this 
purpose than quinia ; but as there is generally head trouble in 
these cases, I do not think it advisable to use it. Cold cloths 
applied to the head, sponging with cold water and ice water cloths 
to the abdomen will lower and keep down temperature very 
satisfactorily, besides often relieving the head trouble. 



For irritable stomach of cholera infantum Dr. Parvin speaks 
very highly of counter-irritation of epigastrium by means of mus- 
tard, and the internal administration of five grains of bismuth with 
three drops of aromatic spirits of ammonia every hour. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 73 

The Discussion of Cholera Infantum. 
During the year just closing, we have had a very interesting 
and profitable discussion on the above subject. In the May number, 
page 144, Dr. Benj. Edson, of Brooklyn, N. Y., opened the dis- 
cussion by giving some timely remarks on the gastro-intestinal 
•disorders of children. In the course of his article he gave an 
excellent and reliable prescription for the ordinary summer diar- 
rhoeas : 

R. Tr. ipecac, et opii, 1 fluid drachm. 
Bismuthi subnitrat., 3 drachms. 
Mist, cretas, 4 fluid ounces. 

Sig. ^ to 1 drachm as required. 



R. Pepsine, 2 drachms. 

Bismuth, subnit., 2 drachms. 
Tinct. opii, 16 drops. 
Syr. zingiberis, 1 ounce. 
Aq. menth. pip., 1 ounce. 

Mix. Sig. — One-half to one teaspoonful every three to four 
hours with food — according to the age of the patient, and the 
frequency of the operations. This will be found to agree with 
the little patient, but is rather strong of opium to give an infant 
without reducing still more, or giving at greater intervals. 



Lycopus Virginicus for Cholera Infantum 
Is unquestionably the best and safest remedy in the whole materia 
medica for cholera infantum. Fluid extract, y 2 ounce to 8 ounces 
of sweet milk. Add together and set on the stove until 
it boils for one minute, the stove being hot enough to boil it within 
from five to ten minutes from the time it is put on, then cool it 
and keep in a cool place. Give one teaspoonful at a dose from 
fifteen minutes to two hours apart, depending on the condition of 
the case. 



Sweet Milk in Cholera Infantum. 
ITcurding occurs, add bismuth and pepsin, lime water, or boil 
the milk. It is almost unanimously acknowledged that pure, 
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unskimmed sweet milk is the most nutritious of all diets, and the- 
most easily digested. 

R. Hyd. chlor. mite, i grain. 
Pulv. ipecac, co., i grain. 
Sodae bicarb., 5 grains. 
Sacch. alb., 10 grains. 
Mix. Pulverize and make into 10 powders. Sig. — One powder 
every four hours while awake. 



For chronic emaciated cholera-infantum: 
R. Hydrg. chl. mit., 1 grain 
Ipecac, 4 grains. 
Powd. ginger, 8 grains. 
Sacch. alb. 1 drachm. 
Mix. Divide and make 14 powders. Si 
after each meal. 



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-One to be given 



Prof. Bartholow uses : 

R. Argenti nitrat., 1 grain. 

Acid, nitric, dil., 8 minims. 
Tinct. opii, deodorat., 8 minims. 
Mucil. acacia, )A ounce. 
Syr. simplicis, ]/> ounce 
Aq. cinm.momi, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every three, four or six hours, to 
a child one year old. 



CHILDREN S DISEASES. 

Chloroform Anaesthesia and Narcosis as a Remedy in Cerebro-Spinal 

Meningitis. 

Willie V , aged seven yenrs, a boy of extraordinary 

sprightliness of mind and remarkable precocity, was taken quite 
ill on the nth ult. with something like a light convulsion, a very 
severe headache and a strange affection of the eyes. They were 
drawn downward to the extent of hieing both corneas behind the 
lower lids. There was slight stiffness of the dorsal muscles. No 
fever, as tested by the thermometer under his tongue and arm. 
Respiration and pulse normal. In a few minutes he had a " spell " 
suggesting some sexual disturbance. Examination revealed an 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 75 

erect penis twice as large as normal for a boy of his size and a 
general orgasmic condition. He had a phimosis. This was operated 
on under chloroform, and as he went under the anassthetic all 
the above symptoms disappeared as if by magic, and we had no 
fears or anxiety about our patient for five days. The wound 
was almost healed and the boy, as we thought, in a fair way for 
recovery. Imagine my consternation and surprise when, on the 
evening of the fifth day ? I was hurriedly called to him and imme- 
diately recognized the real nature of the case. Wild delirium, 
flaming eyes, more tensely drawn than ever, extreme opisthoto- 
nus, head and heels nearly touching, labored breathing, elbows 
drawn back, hands clenched, high and varying temperature, 
rapid and irregular pulse — in a word, all the array of nervous 
symptoms in full force and stamping it a typical case of menin- 
gitis. For five days the 1 disease was in mask ; now it was un- 
covered and the truth revealed. The delirium was supplanted 
by coma, which rapidly deepened, and in two days ended in 
death. In this short time destructive inflammation of one eye 
took place, resulting in perforation of the cornea and shrinking 
of the ball. 

The point in this case 1 ask you to note is the remarkable 
change wrought by the chloroform. It was a case of meningitis 
from the beginning. The chloroform undoubtedly arrested its prog- 
ress for nearly five days . Had I diagnosed correctly at first and re- 
peated the chloroform inhalations daily to the extent of produc- 
ing several hours' sleep each day, I have a deep conviction the 
result would have been different. 

In the last thirty years, in military and civil practice and among 
the convicts, I have had several emergency cases attended with 
opisthotonus and have invariably used chloroform. In none were 
the results bad. They gave me no concern and I thought noth- 
ing about them then. But since treating this case it occurs to 
me I might have aborted some cases of meningitis. Is there any 
form of headache that chloroform will not relieve — any kind of 
convulsion it will not mitigate ? In meningitis are the mem- 
branes hyperaemic ? What better remedy than chloroform ? 
Ergot is as nothing compared with its depleting effects on the 
brain. 



76 Dr. King^s Medical Prescriptions. 

DYSPEPSIA. 

Flatulent Dyspepsia. 

Flatus generally results from the excessive formation of gas; 
then let us try sulphurous acid, strychnia or nux, etc. 
R. Acid sulphurosi, i to 2 drachms. 

Fl. ext. or tr. nucis vom., 1 drachm. 

Tr. cardam. comp., x / 2 ounce. 

Water, add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 

Mix. Sig.- One teaspoonful in water after meals. 

Or in atonic cases — and these cases may generally be atonic, 
and a local stimulant to the stomach is needed with an antifer- 
mentative and antiseptic agent — then creosote is an admirable 
remedy. Give one-half to one hour after meals. It may be com- 
bined with bicarb, soda or subnitrate of bismuth, somewhat af- 
ter this formula: 

R. Creosote, 10 drops. 

Bism. subnit. or sub. carb., 2 drachms. 
Mucil. acacia^, 5 ounces. 

Mix. Sig. — Mix well and give two teaspoonfuls .about one 
hour after meals. 

Pepsin or lactopeptine may also be required. Any physician 
can combine either of these articles with creosote, bismuth, etc., 
to meet the case or his views. 

Powdered charcoal with soda or bismuth or magnesia, rhu- 
barb and a little ginger or capsicum often act well, temporarily 
at least. 



Tonic. 
R. Ext. golden seal fl., 1 ounce. 
Ext. wild cherry fl., 1 ounce. 
Ext. wahoo fl., 1 ounce. 
Ext. leptandra virg. fl., 1 ounce. 
Ext. Peruvian bark fl., 2 ounces. 
Ext. capsicum fl., 1 drachm. 
Holland gin, 1 quart. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful, diluted, three times a day. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 77 

Beef Tea. 

Beef, lean, cut into small pieces, i pound. 

Put into a jar without any water ; cover lightly and set in a 
pot of cold water. Heat gradually to a boil, and continue this 
steadily for three or four hours until the juice is all extracted 
from the meat. Season with salt, and when cold skim. This 
may be served hot or cold ; but will frequently be preferred by 
the patient in the latter way. 



R. Bismuth subnitratis, 4 drachms. 
Sod* hyposulph., 1 ounce. 
Magnesia carb., y 2 ounce. 
Mix. Dose, teaspoonful in water, after meals. 



Treatment of Flatulent Dyspepsia. 

R. Salicylate of bismuth, 2 parts. 
Calcined magnesia, 2 parts. 
Powdered willow charcoal, 3 parts. 
Oil of anise, 1 part. 
Mix. Sig. — Of this powder a small teaspoonful may be 
taken an hour or a half-hour before a meal. 



R. Hydrastin, \ 

Xanthoxylin, > 2% ounces combined, con. tines., etc., to the 

Bicarb, soda, ) pound. 

A positive remedy for the relief and cure of dyspepsia when 

caused by the irritation of mucous membrane of stomach and 

bowels, acidity, flatulency and a want of stimulation in the 

parts. 

Dose, one teaspoonful in water immediately after each meal. 



Washing Out the Stomach. 

In the treatment of dyspepsia, a soft, red rubber tube is passed 
gently down into the stomach, quite to the pylorus ; with this 
tube is connected about a yard of flexible tubing and a glass 
funnel, which is held on a level with the patient's breast. Tepid 
water is poured slowly into the funnel until a sensation of full- 
ness is experienced. The funnel is then lowered to the level of 
the waist and the fluid allowed to siphon out. The process is 
repeated until the water returns quite clear. 



78 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Dyspepsia. 

R. Calomel, 15 grains. 
Podophyllin, y 2 grain. 
Soa. bicarb., 1 scruple. 
Make 50 powders. Sig. — To be taken once a week until the 
liver and secretions are in a healthy condition. Glycerine to ar- 
rest fermentation, and tonics to improve the tone of the digestive 
organs ; order the following combination: 
R. Ext. euonymi. fl., 2 ounces. 
Glycerinae, 2 ounces. 
Ext. aletris fl., 4 drachms. 
Ext. nucis vom. fl., \y 2 drachms. 
Syr. zinziber, quantity sufficient to make 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful in vvate: three times a day. 



R. Subnit. bismuth, 2 ounces. 
Lactopeptine, 2 drachms. 
Make into 12 powders. Sig. — One before each meal. 



Eight to ten drops of dilute muriatic acid, three times a day, is 
a good remedy ; five to ten grains of ingluvin after meals, to as- 
sist digestion. 

Flatulent Dyspepsia. 

R. Potass, chlor., 2*_> drachms. 
Sodae bicarb., 2j£ drachms. 
Rhei pulv., x / 2 drachm. 
Capsici pulv., 4 grains. 
Oil sassafras, 2 drops. 
Mix. Sig. — Dissolve in half pint water, and give tablespoon- 
ful immediately after each meal. 



Indigestion. 
Dr. Lewis Smith, in the Virginia Medical Monthly, says: 
The following treatment has, in my practice, probably relieved 
nine-tenths of those cases of dyspepsia, which were not due to 
organic diseases: 

R. Bismuthi subcarbonatis, 2 drachms. 

Pepsini (vel lactopeptini), ij^ drachms. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 79 

Mix. Sig. — Make 12 wafers. Take one wafer before each 
meal, and twenty drops of the following in wine or water after 
^each. meal: 

R. Tincturae nucis vomicae, 

Acid muriatic (adult), each 2 ounces. 
Mix. In cases attended by constipation and eructation of gas, 
the following will be found useful: 

R. Pulveris carbon, ligni, 

Magnes. calcinat., each 1 ounce. 
Pulveris rhei, 1 to 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take half a teaspoonful to one teaspoonful in 
simple syrup or any convenient vehicle, three times daily. 



In inflatulent dyspepsia, the following formula is suggested : 
R. Bismuth, subnitrat., 30 grains. 
Magnesiae, 30 grains. 
Belladonnae pulv., 3 grains. 
Zingiberis pulv., 3 grains. 

Divide into 10 powders. Sig. — One twice daily, in peppermint 
water. 



Tincture of gentian, tincture of staranise, tincture of nux vom- 
ica, each 1 drachm; chloroform, 1 drachm. The dose is 8 to 10 
drops thrice daily before meals in a wineglassful of water. 



R. Hydrastis pulv., 1 drachm. 
Zingiberis pulv., 1 drachm. 
Magnesiae sulph., 1 drachm. 
Bismuth subnit., 1 drachm. 
Glycerin, 3 drachms. 
Tinct. aloes, 3 drachms. 

Aqua font, add quantity sufficient to make S ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful after each meal. Shake well before 
taking. This will be beneficial in a great many cases. 



R. Quiniae sulph., 30 grains. 
Pil. ferri carb., 30 grains. 
Ext. nucis vom., 10 grains. 
Acidiarseniosi, 1 grain. 
Ext. belladonnae, 3 grains. 
Mix and make 30 pills. Sig. — One three times a day before 
eating. 



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To relieve congestion : 

R. Ammon. carb., ^ to i drachm. 

Magnes. sulphat., 3 to 6 drachms. 

Tr. belladon., 1 drachm. 

Tr. nucis vom., 1 drachm. 

Tr. zingib., 2 drachms. 

Sp. etheris chloric, 2 drachms. 

Aq. menth. pip. ad., 6 ounces. 
Mix. Make mixture. Sig. — One-half ounce every four hours. 



Painful Dyspepsia, with Dilatation of the Stomach. 
R. Choloroform, 150 parts. 

Orange-flower water, 50 parts. 
Water, 100 parts. 
Mix. Sig. — One dessertspoonful to be taken at intervals of 
fifteen minutes, until the pain ceases. 



Glycerine in Gastric Flatulence, Acidity and Pyrosis. 
Glycerine does not prevent the digestive action of pepsin and 
hydrochloric acid ; hence, while it prevents the formation of 
wind and acidity, probably by checking fermentation, it in no 
way hinders digestion. One or two drachms may be taken 
either before, with or immediately after food, in water, coffee, 
tea, or lemon and soda water. In tea and coffee it may replace 
sugar, a substance which greatly favors flatulence, as, indeed, 
does tea in many cases. In some instances a cure does not oc- 
cur till the lapse of ten days or a fortnight. 



R. Bismuth salicylate 2 parts. 
Magnesias calcin., 2 parts. 
Pulv. carbonis salicis, 3 parts. 
Oil anisi, 1 part. 
Dose, one teaspoonful half an hour or an hour before each 
meal. 

If there is gastralgia : 

R. Syr. menth. pip., 250 parts. 

Acid hydrochlorici, 1 part. 

Cocain hydrochlorate, 1-10 part. 
Dose, a wineglassful before each meal. 

R. Bis. subnitratis, 

Fid. hydrastis, each 5 drachms. 
Creosoti, 15 minims. 
Tr, nucis vom., 20 minims. 

Liq. pepsinae, add quantity sufficient to make 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful at meal time. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 81 

Acidity of the stomach is often curable by means of lemon 
juice after all kinds of antacids have failed . The explanation is 
this : A depraved state of the mucous membrane of the 
stomach, dependent onloss of tone, is one of the sources of acidity. 
And this state is often subdued by the tonic action found in the 
lemon juice . So also have persons with stomach or bowel derange- 
ment, depending on excess of acid, accidentally cured themselves 
by draughts of sour buttermilk. 



Nervous Dyspepsia. 

R. Sodii bromidi, i ounce. 

Pepsin (Scheffer's), 2 drachms. 
Bismuth subnit., 2 drachms. 
Aqua camphorse, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in water three times daily, after eat- 
ing. 

For dyspepsia, accompanied by flatus, eructation and vomit- 
ing, give creosote or carbolic acid to prevent fermentation; alkalies 
between meals to overcome acidity. — Prof. Da Costa. 



Acid Dyspepsia — Pyrosis, Etc. 
R. Pulv. bicarb, potass., 1 ounce. 
Pulv. cubeb, 2 drachms. 
Bismuth subnit., 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Five to ten grains every half hour or hour after 
each meal. 



The following combinations will in some cases be found of 
great value: 

R. Sacch. albi, 2 drachms. 
Zingiberis, 5 grains. 
Sodii chlor., 10 grains. 



Mix. 



R. Creosote, 5 drops. 

Soda bicarb., y 2 drachm. 
Aloes soc, y 2 drachm. 
Aqua ad., 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times per day aftejj meals. 



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Pil. Antidyspeptic. 

R. Pv. ipecac, 2 /i g VZim - 

Pv. piper, nig., 2 / 3 grain. 
Strychnine, 1-20 grain. 
Ext. gentian, 1 grain. 
The therapy of this pill is prompt and energetic in certain 
forms of dyspepsia, very often giving permanent relief . 

— Dr. Foi her gill. 






The following is a good combination for fermentive dyspep- 
sia, viz. : 

R. Acid carbolic, 6 grains. 

Tr. nucis. vom ., j4 fluid drachm. 
Acid nitr. mur. dil., l /> fluid ounce. 
Elix. lactopep., 3 fluid ounces. 
Spts. frumenti, 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times a dav before meals. 

" —I), . I.X.L 



DROPSY 



The following is a broad rule : Dropsv of the feet alone 
means heart ; dropsy of the belly alone means liver, and dropsy 
of all the body means kidney. 



Domestic Remedy for Dropsy. 
A physician of Venezuela reports the cure of numerous cases 
of dropsy by the revival of an old domestic remedy, the free ad- 
ministration of milk and onions. Dropsies due to anemia, liver 
disease, chronic peritonitis, scarlet fever, etc., are all stated to 
be amenable to this treatment, which is at once curative and 
nutritive. A favorite domestic remedy in Russia is cockroaches, 
in powder or infusion . 



R. Pulv. digitalis, 6 grains. 
Pulv . scillae, 1 2 grain . 
Mass. hydrarg., 12 grains. 
Make into twelve pills. Sig. — One pill every four hours. 



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Tt. Juniperi contusi, 

Sinapis. 

Zingiberis, each y 2 ounce. 

Armoraciae contusae. 

Petroselini, each i ounce. 

Succi fermenti pomorum, 2 pints. 

Make each day and strain. 
Sig. — A wineglassful three or four times a day, in cases of 
general dropsy which admit of stimulation. (The cider should 
be old and sound.) — Joseph Parrish. 



R. Potassii bicarbonatis. i drachm. 
Potassii acetatis, 5 drachms. 
Tincturae scillae, 1 fluid drachm. 
Spiritus juniperi compositi, 1 fluid ounce. 
Aquae destillatag, 12 fluid ounces. 
Make mixture. Sig. — Take two table teaspoonfuls three 
"times a day. (In local and general dropsy.) — Brown. 



For Cardiac Dropsy. 

R. Quinine sulph., 40 grains. 
Ferri sulph. exsic, 20 grains. 
Digitalis pulv., 10 grains. 
Make into mass and divide into 20 pills. Sig. — One pill twice 
a day. — W. 

Diabetis. 

R. Ext. uva ursi, fl., 2 ounces. 
Ext. gelsemii, fl., 1 drachm. 
Spts. nit. dulc, y 2 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Give two-thirds of a teaspconful three times a day 
in water to boy ten years old. 

The uva ursi acts as an astringent to the capillary vessels of 
the kidneys ; the gelsemium relieves the irritability, and the nitre 
slightly overcomes the suppressing effect of the uva ursi. 



A Convenient Formula 
for the treatment of diabetes by lithium in pill form : 
R. Carbonate of lithium, ijfa grains. 
Arsenate of sodium, 1-25 grain. 
Extract of gentian, % grain. 
For each pill. To be taken morning and night, and contin- 
ued until sugar has disappeared from the urine. 



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In the worst cases of diabetes mellitus, the inside of the mouth 
is of an intensely red color. 

Martineau's beverage for diabetis consists of three grains of 
carbonate of lithia and one-twelfth of a grain of arseniate of soda 
in a quart syphon of soda water. This is to be used as a daily 
drink with the meals, either alone or mixed with wine. 

Permanganate of potassium, in addition to its recently ac- 
quired reputation as an emmenagogue, comes to the front as a 
reputed agent in diabetes mellitus. 



DIPHTHERIA. 

The following is one of the best local antiseptics: 
R. Listerine, y 2 ounce. 

Aq. cinnamo, 4 ounces. 
Liq. sod. chlorinat., y 2 ounce. 
Acid carbol., 6 drop>. 
Mix. This antiseptic preparation can be applied, by means of 
the syringe or atomizer, to the nose and throat, and combines well 
the leading vegetable and mineral disinfectants. 



A Cure for Diphtheria. 
The following is said to be the best known; at least it is worth 
trying, for physicians seem powerless to cope with the disease 
successfully. At the first indication of diphtheria in the throat of 
a child, make the room close; then take a tin cup and pour into 
it a quantity of tar and turpentine, equal parts. Then hold the 
cup over a fire so as to fill the room with fumes. The little pa- 
tient, on inhaling the fumes, will cough up and spit out all the 
membranous matter, and the diphtheria will pass off. The 
fumes of the tar and turpentine loosen the matter in the throat,, 
and thus afford the relief that has baffled the skill of physicians. 



A Domestic Remedy— Diphtheria's Natural Remedy. 
It is said that nature has her own remedy for every ill to which 
flesh is heir. Some of her remedies have not yet been discov- 
ered, and some that have been found out have not become gen- 
erally known. Medical science has long sought for a sovereign 
remedy for the scourge of childhood, diphtheria, yet the colored 
people of Louisiana, and perhaps of other localities of the South, 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 85 

have for years known and used a cure which is remarkable for 
its simplicity. It is nothing more nor less than the pure juice of 
the pineapple. 

"The remedy is not mine," said a gentlemen when interviewed 
by a Chicago Tribune reporter; "it has been used by Negroes 
in the swamps down South for years. One of my children was 
down with diphtheria and was in a critical condition. An old 
colored man who had heard of the case asked if we had tried 
pineapple juice. We tried it and the child got well. I have 
known it tried in hundreds of cases. I have told my friends about 
it whenever I have heard of a case, and never knew it to fail. 
You get a ripe pineapple, squeeze out the juice and let the pa- 
tient swallow it. The juice is of so corrosive a nature that it will 
cut out the diphtheritic mucus, and if you wall take the fruit be- 
fore it is ripe and give the juice to a person w T hose throat is well, 
it makes the mucous membrane of his throat sore. Among those 
who have tried the cure on my recommendation I may mention 
Francis J. Kennett, the board of trade man, whose children were 
all down with diphtheria, and were cured by this remedy." Mr. 
Kennett confirmed the statement. 



Diphtheria. 

R. Acid sulpburosi, 7 fluid drachms. 

Sol. potassii chloratis sat., 7 fluid ounces. 
Sig. — From ten drops to dessertspoonful, according to age. 
In malignant or asthenic cases, I sometimes combine it as 
follows : 

R. Acid sulphurosi, 1 fluid ounce. 

Tinct. ferri. mur., 4 fluid drachms. 
Glycerinas, 12 fluid drachms. 
Sol. potassii chloratis saturat., 5 fluid drachms. 
Sig. — From one-fourth teaspoonful to dessertspoonful, accord- 
ing to age, every hour or two. 

"Caustics, and in fact all topical applications, except that 
made by the medicine, in the act of swallowing, are simply 
absurd. Should the disease invade the larynx, use ten drops of 
the sulphurous acid to the ounce of solution chlorate potassium 
by atomization, sometimes alternating it with lime water, using 
a steam atomizer 



86 Br. King's Medical descriptions. 

" Should it involve the nares, the same thing may be used 
topically there. A nourishing diet is well enough, but sys- 
tematic cramming is a humbug. It is not what is swallowed, but 
what is digested and assimilated, that supports life. Plenty o£ 
milk, fresh from the cow, is the best diet in diphtheria. " 



R. Pot. chloratis, i drachm. 

Acidi hydrochl. dil., i drachm. 
Tr. fer. chlor., x / 2 ounce. 
Syr. simp. 

Sig. One teaspoonful every two hours. 

In addition to the above, give alternate with it every two- 
hours — 

R. Calomelanos, ]/ 2 grain . 
Sacch. alb., 2 grains, 
until the dissolution of fibrinous formation, whether mem- 
branous or interstitial. 

The beneficial effect of the calomel is marked, and has never 
failed in its antiseptic and cathartic properties, as well as in 
breaking up the exudations. 



R. Acidi salicylici-true. from wintergreen oil, merrell, y> ounce. 
Glycerini, 2 ounces. 
Aq. calds. ad., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig.— Use spray. 

Solution boro-glyceride merrell as a local application. One 
part to ten. 

One of the best remedies for diphtheria is as follows : 
R. Tinct. ferri chlor., y 2 ounce. 

Quiniag sulph., 32 grains. 

Elix. simp., 1 ounce. 

Aquae, add 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. Tablespoonful every four hours in water. 



R. Tinct. ferri chlor., 1 ounce. 
Chlor. pot., i% ounces. 
Acidi carbol., 40 clrops. 
Glycerine, 1 ounce. 
Aqure, add 8 ounces. 
Mix, Sig.— Swab the throat every hour. Use a probang. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 87 

Dr. R. Bell, of Glasgow, Scotland, reports remarkable suc- 
cess in the treatment of diphtheria with the local application of 
the following : 

R. Acidi sulphurosi, 

Liq. ferri perchloridi, 
Acidi carbolici, each 3 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Painted on the throat every three hours ; and 
the following internally, to wit : 

R. Acidi sulphurosi, 2 x / 2 drachms. 
Potassae chloratis, 2 drachms. 
Glycerinae, 1 ounce. 
Aquas purae ad., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Two teaspoonfuls every two hours. Success 
has crowned this treatment. 



Remedy for Diphtheria. 

Lime water is an admirable remedy in cases of diphtheria. Its 
local effect is most useful in cleansing and purifying the fauces, 
and its mode of application is the easiest imaginable. It re- 
quires no spray apparatus, no douching and no effort of gargling. 
It is sufficient to have the patient slowly swallow a teaspoonful 
or more everv hour, in order to get good results from its use. 
This fact is of the greatest importance in treating children, who 
are too often cruelly tortured in the attempt to make local ap- 
plications to the throat. Lime water can be given easily, and is 
taken readily by children, and there are few cases of diphtheria 
which require a more energetic local treatment than the one just 
described. 



Carbolate of Iodine. 
This incorrect name is applied to a mixture containing iodine 
and carbolic acid in various proportions. If the quantity of 
iodine is small, the mixture gradually losses its color. 
Holt's formula : 

R. Carbolic acid, 5 parts. 
Alcohol, 5 parts. 
Distilled water, 25 parts. 
Tincture of iodine, 20 parts. 
To be applied with a camel's hair pencil in diphtheria. 



88 Dr. King's Medical Prescrijrtions. 

C. G Rothe's formula : 

R. Carbolic acid, 2 parts. 
Alcohol, 2 parts. 
Tincture ot iodine, 1 part. 
Glycerin, 5 parts. 
Distilled water, 5 parts. 
Twenty-five to thirty drops mixed with y 2 to 1 fluid ounce of 
of water, to be used in form of spray in diphtheria, etc. Or, it 
may be applied with a pencil. 



R. Aquae pura, 16 ounces. 

Sal. amoniae (Squibb's), 1 ounce. 
Mucillag. acacia?, 2 drachms. 
Tinct. red. cinchona (bark), 2 drachms. 
Fid. ext. sweet fern, 2 drachms. 
Acid, carbol., 5 drops. 
Mix. Sig. — For erysipelas apply several times a day. For 
diphtheria gargle and swab every hour. 



Honey as a Preventive of Diphtheria. 
Dr. W. L. Smith, of Glanford, Ont., writes to say that he 
has observed that where honey has been used freely as an arti- 
cle of diet, cases of diphtheria have not been met with. 



R. Sulph. quinia?, 32 grains. 

Acidi muriat. dil., 2 drachms. 
Syr. simp., 22 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in wineglass every hour and a half 
until the abatement of fever, and then as circumstances require. 
Second prescription is as follows : 

R. Liq. ferri sub. sulphat., 1 y 2 drachms. 
Glycerinae, 6 x / 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to the throat with a camel's hair pencil or 
swab every two to four hours until the patches are off, and until 
they cease to appear. 

The first prescription is for adults, and should be modified for 
age. The second is for all ages. Try them and you will never 
regret it. 



Dr. King's Medical Fj^escriptions. 89 

In mild cases, lime juice freely partaken of in form of lemon- 
ade, or the lime cut in slices, sugared, and sucked freely and 
often, with good nursing, is nearly all that is required. 



Gargle in Diphtheria. 
R. Acidi carbolic, 20 drops. 
Acidi acetic, y 2 drachm. 
Mellis, 

Myrrhae tinct., each 2 ounces. 
Aquae, add 6 ounces. 



Mix. 



The following is given as a good prescription by Dr. Alfonzo. 
R Mur. pilocarpin, 1% grains. 

Pepsin (Jensen's pref.), 

Acid mur., to drops. 

Aquae, 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every hour, 



Take of lime, one part ; sulphur, two parts ; water, twenty 
parts. Slake the lime with some of the water, then add the re- 
mainder and the sulphur ; boil to twelve parts, and filter. Un- 
der the use of this solution in spray, even sparingly applied, the 
diphtheritic patches undergo a change in a few hours. The 
temperature soon subsides and a general improvement in the 
condition takes place almost from the first application. In some 
cases, the patches disappear entirely in a day. 



Alcohol and Diphtheria. 
Dr. Guernsey says : " Alcohol, we make bold to say, is 
the most perfect and reliable medicine of which we have any 
knowledge in diphtheria. Diluted with equal parts of water and 
given in small and repeated doses, the malignant symptoms of 
this most fatal malady soon disappear, and convalescence be- 
comes assured. It is interesting to note with what facility the 
alcohol dissolves the diphtheritic exudation in the throat, lowers 
the temperature and becalms the pulse, showing its destructive 
action upon the germs of the disease which have been absorbed 
by the glands and gained access the blood. " 



90 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Dr. R. L. Moore says : " I have been using a saturated solu- 
tion of the hydrate of chloral in water, as a gargle, in treating 
diphtheria. Last year I treated 140 cases, losing seven of 
this number. Order it used as a gargle, or by atomizer, be- 
fore taking every dose of medicine or nourishment of any kind. " 

Diphtheria — Tonsillitis, Etc. 

The late Prof, Erich recommended the following prescrip- 
tion for diphtheria : 

R. Tinct. ferri chloridi, 1 drachm. 
Quinias sulphatis, 8 grains. 
Syrupi simplicis, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful in water every hour, in more or 
less time, according to severity. 



A rapid disappearance of the exudation, with general improve- 
ment of the patient, is brought about by the administration of 
sulphurous acid in drachm doses every half hour. The vapor 
of the acid produces a choky feeling, which can be largely ob- 
viated by giving it in large quantities of syrup. 

The following is a recent French treatment of diphtheria : 
gr. vii of benzoate of soda in water every hour, and gr. one- 
sixth of sulphide of calcium in a pill. A ten per cent, solution 
of benzoate of soda as a throat spray, every half hour day and 
night. No interference with membrane. Tonics and antipy- 
retics as occasion requires ; and beef extracts, milk and rare meat 
as nourishment. 



MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITIES. 

R. Fl. ext. sencio aurens, 

Fl. ext. aletris farinosa, each 3 drachms. 
Fl. ext. cimicifuga racemosa, 
Fl. ext. viburnum prunifolium, each 5 drachms. 
Mix. Sig,- Ten drops in water every three hours. 

The flow soon ceased and did not return for a month. Then 
in proper quantity and time, and has since been very regular. 

The above prescription seems to act more readily where the 
disturbance is of nervous origin, or is a result of nerve exhaus- 
tion. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 91 

In dysmenorrhea, gelsemium has been added in place of cim- 
icifuga, and very excellent results obtained. In amenorrhoea the 
prescription may be accompanied or alternated with iron in some 
form. In sub-involution, following confinement, the combination 
produces excellent results. In many cases it must be persisted 
in as it may not effect a cure immediately, but it is generally 
prompt and satisfactory in its action. In old standing cases of 
"falling of the womb," the pain and distress, the backache and 
dragging sensations will be quickly relieved by this combination. 
The writer has used it for several years with excellent results, 
and speaks from wide experience. The remedies are unpleasant 
of administration, but the smallness of the dose commends it to 
the physician. 



DYSMENORRHEA 



R. Tinct. ferri chlor., 3 drachms. 
Tinct. canthar. , 1 drachm. 
Tinct. aloes, 1 ounce. 
Guaiaci ammon., \]/ 2 ounces. 
Syrupi, .add quantity sufficient to make 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful three times a day. 
Use the mustard bath and keep warm fomentations to the 
stomach. Keep bowels regular. 



Try the following prescription for dysmenorrhea; you will be 
pleased with its effects : 

R. Ext. gelsemii, fl., 1 drachm. 
Iodia, 1 ounce. 
Ext. buchu, fl., 1 ounce. 
Spir. nit. dulc, 1 ounce. 
Tr. opii camph., y 2 ounce. 
Aquae dist, add 6 ounces. 
Mig. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two or three hours until re- 
ieved. Bathe feet in warm water and apply poultice to bowels. 



When not due to mechanical cause, as flexure, etc., is sooner 
relieved by hot water injections repeated at short intervals than 
by any other means at our command. 



92 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Use the following prescription for suppression of menses; you 
will be pleased: 

R. Ext. cotton root, fl., 2 ounces. 
Ext. aloes, fl., 1 ounce. 
Ext. blue cohosh, fl., 1 ounce. 
Tinct. myrrh., 1 ounce. 

Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three or four times per day: increase 
dose at pleasure. 



The congestive kind, with bellyache and excruciating head- 
ache and pain in the back, which is oftenjseen^in young girls and 
women with displacements, can often be relieved by a single dose 
of ten drops of chloroform on a lump of sugar. 

R. Extracti gelsemii fluidi, 2 l / z fluid drachms. 
Elixiris simplicis, 5 3, < fluid drachms. 
Syrupi aurantii corticis, 1 ounce. 
Sig. — Take a teaspoonful every two hours. 



For dysmenorrhea, scant and irregular menstruation, 'the fol- 
lowing is worthy of a place among your favorite prescriptions: 
R. Cimicifuga rac, 

Tr. pulsatilla, each 1 drachm. 
Tr. gelsem., ]/ 2 drachm. 
Tr. viburnum prun., 2 drachms. 
Syr. aurantii cor., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful four times a day, four days prior 
to, and during the menstrual period. 



Suppositories for Dysmenorrhoea. 
R. Ext. cannabis, 015 milligr. 
Ext. belladonna, 015 milHgr. 
Cocao butter, 50 grammes. 
Mix for one suppository. Make five like it. 
Introduce one suppository every evening, starting from the 
fifth day before the menses. — Farlow, 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 93 

DYSENTERY. 

The following will be found an excellent formula for dysentery: 
R. Sulphate soda, 

Bitartrate potas., each ^ to i^ drachms. 

Sulph. morphia, y 2 to 2 or 4 grains. 

Tinct. gelsemmum, y 2 to 1 drachm. 

Syrp. ginger, 

Water, each 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every hour. 

The smaller proportions for a child one year of age; the 
larger for adults. Shake well before using. 



Treatment for Dysentery and Diarrhoea of Children. 
R. Bismuth subnit., y 2 ounce. 
Mist, cretse, 3 ounces. 
Tr. opii, 20 minims. 
Spts. lavender co., 1% drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three or four hours. 
Also: 

R. Lactopeptine, 20 grains. 
Bismuth subnit., 20 grains. 
Mix. Make powders, No. 10. Sig. — One every four hours. 



R. Oil terebinth., 2 drachms. 

Tr. opii, 2 drachms. 

Spts. camph., 5 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in water as needed. 
Apply hot water dressing to the bowels if at all tender. 



Acute Dysentery. 
Dr. Bartholow gives the following: 

R. Cupri sulph., y 2 grain. 
Magnes. sulph., 1 ounce. 
Acid, sulph. dil., 1 drachm. 
Aquas, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful every four hours. 



94 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

R. Subnit. bis., 15 to 20 grains. 
Ingluvin, 6 to 8 grains. 
Calomel, % to % grain. 
Pow'd opium, y 2 grain. 
Chalk, 6 to 8 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Four times a day. 

Midway in the intervals tannin, six to eight grains, and an in- 
jection of same twice a day; dil. sulph. acid as an appetizer. 



Diarrhoea and Dysentery. 
R. Bismuth subnit., 4 drachms. 
Tinct. capsici, 1 drachm. 

Kennedy's ext. pinus can. (dark), 4 drachms. 
Papine, 1 y 2 drachms. 
Syr. zingiberia, 2 drachms. 
Aquae, add to make 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every hour till relieved. Shake well 
before using. 



Carbolic acid will readily mix with glycerine, and this solution 
with nearly everything else in all proportions. Use a fifty per 
cent. solution of the acid with glycerine, in dysentery, 
diarrhoea, etc., with excellent success. The indication in every case 
has been foetor; discharges smelled like spoiled meat: vomiting 
with foetor. 

R. Mucil. acaciie, 4 ounces. 

Subnit. bismuth, 3 drachms. 
Acidi carbol. (50 per cent sol.), 20 drops. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful four to six times in twenty-four hours. 



When the tormina, scant mucus or bloody mucus, frequent 
straining stools recur, I usually direct : 

R. Magnesia sul., 1^ ounces. 
Acid sul. dil., \\ drachms. 
Tinct. opii deod., 1 drachm. 
Glycerini, 1 ounce. 
Aq. menth. pip. ad., 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful in double the quantity of cold water 
every two or three hours until serous or faecal dejections appear. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 95 

Acute Dysentery. 

R. Magnesii sulphat., i ounce. 

Acid sulphuric dil., i fluid drachm. 
Aquae, 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful every three hours until proper fecal 
evacuation is obtained, then an enema of starch and laudanum. 
Withdraw solid food. 



R. Liquid carbolic acid No. 4, J drachm. 
Glycerine, 2 drachms. 
Listerine, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take one teaspoonful every three or four hours 
until relieved. 



Calomel in Dysentery. 
In cases of dysentery, prompt results in relieving tormina and 
changing the character of the stools are manifested. It acts as a 
cholagogue, producing a free flow of bile, sweeping out the con- 
tents of the bowels. The effect of the calomel in epidemic dys- 
entery is to empty the bile-ducts and get a large flow of bile, and 
relieve the congestion of liver and intestinal vessels. 



R. Sodii et potassii tartratis, 6 drachms. 
Aquae destillatae, 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful every two hours until a nor- 
mal evacuation occurs, then treat with appropriate doses of Do- 
ver's powder. — Francis Gurney Smith. 

R. Hydrargyri chlori'di corrosivi, 1 grain. 
Syrupi simplicis, 2 fluid ounces. 
Aquse destillatse, 8 ounces. 
Sig. — Dose, a teaspoonful every hour or two. ( Where there 
is much mucus.) — Ringer. 



THE PREVENTION OF SUMMER DIARRHCEA. 

Three factors enter prominently into the aetiology of this dis- 
ease — viz., heat, moisture and improper food. Heat and moist- 
ure acting upon the food supply, cause fermentation and rapid 
increase in bacterial development. The ingestion of this altered 



96 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

food is in many instances followed by dyspepsia and diarrhoea. 
A hot summer is always accompanied by a high mortality among 
infants living in large cities. This destruction of lives so val- 
uable to the commonwealth may be mitigated by the instruction 
of parents : 

1. As to the danger of heat and how to avoid it. 

2. How they may prepare the food of the infant so that it will 
do no harm. 

3. How to carry out the simpler rules of hygiene. 

The heat, it is very important to combat. Babies should be 
taken to the hill, country or sea-shore, as soon as the "heated 
term'' commences. But, alas ! few can leave their treadmill. 
It behooves us to do the very best we can for them in town. 
Parents should be instructed to avoid and combat heat. During 
the hot part of the day the baby should be kept in the coolest 
part of the house; the clothing should be lessened in amount, and 
water given regularly. In the early morning and late evening 
the streets are cooler than the house. The child should then be 
kept out in the air. Children may be taken to public squares, 
parks, along the water front, in open cars, and on ferry-boats. 
Strict regard must be paid to the food supply. Breast fed chil- 
dren are by no means so likely to get the disease, and when they 
do, are much more readily cured. But many are artificially fed. 
A perfect substitute for mother's milk has not yet been found. 
It is now generally conceded that cow's milk, modified by the 
addition of certain substances, is the best substitute, approaching 
most nearly to the natural-supply. The wise physician is he who 
avoids prescribing the manufactured foods, save in rare instances. 
With a little care, children do very well upon a milk diet, until 
the hot weather. A day or two of this and the trouble begins. 
The milk undergoes certain changes. It rapidly absorbs atmos- 
pheric impurities. If kept in an open vessel, in an ice-box along 
with tainted meat or decaying vegetables, it will quickly acquire 
a peculiar taste and odor. Milk is very apt to become sour and 
undergo fermentations during the night. Many children are 
given milk which has become altered since the mother went to 
bed. The child is hungry and crying. The mother has no 
fresh supply, so the infant gets a dangerous food. Many diar- 
rhoeas start in this way, which would never occur if pure, un- 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 97 

changed milk was given. If we hinder fermentation, and pre- 
vent impurities getting in the milk, we shall prevent much dis- 
ease. To avoid contamination by surrounding air impurities, 
milk at the dairy should be placed in tightly sealed vessels, in- 
stead of being kept in cans as it commonly is. The bottled milk 
idea is a step in the right direction . The purchase of milk in 
bottles from a reputable dairy-man should be advised. If we can 
hinder the fermentation of milk so that the infant will just as 
surely get a sweet, clean supply by night as well as day, we 
can prevent many cases of diarrhoea. If the nursling cotfld be 
put directly to the udder of the cow, an aseptic, unchanged sup- 
ply would be insured. This is impracticable, both from the in- 
accessibility of the cow, and also because of the advisability of 
modifying cows' milk b}^ the addition of certain substances, that 
it may more nearly approach the human. Milk should be sent 
to its destination as quickly as possible. When received it should 
be sterilized in a water bath, after the method advised by Dr. 
Soxhlet, and Dr. Caille, or some modification thereof. Fermen- 
tation being thus prevented, the milk should be kept in bottles, 
tightly corked, in a cool place until wanted. 

The infant's sanitary surroundings should be carefully in- 
quired into. Mothers should be instructed to keep the child 
perfectly clean . Soiled linen should be immediately removed. 
The child should be frequently bathed and an abundance of fresh 
air and light afforded. — Wm. A. Northridge, M. D., Physician for 
Diseases of Children to the Out-Patient Department of the Long 
Island Hospital; Surgeon to the Central Dispensary. 



Mullein Leaves in Diarrhoea. 

Dr. David H. Coover, of Harrisburg, Pa., writes that while in 
Chicago his wife was troubled with very obstinate diarrhoea, 
which he tried to suppress in vain. Finally he obtained a pack- 
age of mullein leaves ( Verbascum t/iaflsis), and boiled into a tea. 
The effect was immediate in checking the diarrhoea. He re- 
marks also that mullein tea is extensively used for sprains, galls, 
etc., in horses, with very flattering success. 



98 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

R. Bismuth subnit., i^ drachms. 

Listerine, y 2 ounce. , 

Glycerine, 2 drachms. 

Mistura cretse, add quantity sufficient to make 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three or four hours. 



R. Listerine, 3 drachms. 

Paregoric, 2 to 4 drachms. 
Subnitrate of bismuth, \\ to 2} drachms. 
Simple syrup, add quantity sufficient to make 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three or four hours. 
The latter formula would be appropriate for adults, when the 
larger quantities of paregoric and bismuth are used. 



Chronic Diarrhoea. 
R. Powdered chocolate (pure), 8 ounces. 
Rice flour, 8 ounces. 
Powdered sugar, 8 ounces. 
Tannin, 2 drachms. 
Mix. A heaping tablespoonful thoroughly cooked for half an 
hour in a cup of milk, morning and evening at meals. 



Summer Diarrhoea of Children. 

R. Carbolic acid, c. p. o 5 grammes. 
Water of mint, 100-200 grammes. 
Syrup of mint, 30 grammes. 
Give a dessertspoonful every two or three hours. 



Diarrhoea— Shake. 
R. Bismuth subnit., 1 drachm. 
Spts. chloroform, J ounce. 
Soda mint., ij ounces. 
Sig. — Teaspoonful every hour or two. 



Subnitrate of Bismuth in Diarrhoea. 
In diarrhoeas attended with gastric derangement, or persistent 
irritability of the bowels, bismuth is a good remedy, but fre- 
quently fails because given in too small doses. The dose for an 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 99 

adult should be twenty to thirty grains or larger. DaCosta, of 
Philadelphia, uses the following in both diarrhoea and chronic 
dysentery: 

R. Bismuth subnitratis, 20 grains. 
Acidi tannici. 

Pulv. ipecac compositae, each 3 grains. 
Mix for one powder. To be taken three times a day. 



Bismuth and Pepsin in Diarrhoea. 

R. Pulv. pepsinie. 

Bismuth subnitratis, each 1 drachm. 
Mix. For ten powders. One every three hours to a child a 
year old. This is, doubtless, an excellent prescription, particu- 
larly where indigestion exists; but it is difficult to procure a good 
article of pepsin. The lacto-peptine may be used for a like pur- 
pose in appropriate doses. If not good you can detect it by a 
guano-like odor, which is characteristic of a bad article. 



Simple Diarrhoea. 
In simple diarrhoea of children, or even where there is a dys- 
enteric tendency, the following combination of Dr. Meigs', of 
Philadelphia, will often cut short the disease: 
R. Magnesiee sulphates, 1 drachm. 
Tinct. opii. deodoratse, 12 drops. 
Syrupi. simplices, y 2 ounce. 
Aquae menthae, iy 2 ounces. 
Mix. A teaspoonful every two or three hours to a child one or 
two years old. 

In summer diarrhoea of children (attention to all other hygienic 
conditions understood) the following treatment has almost worked 
miracles in my hands: 

R. Calomel, 1 grain. 

Soda bicarb., 6 grains. 
Make 6 powders. Sig. — One every hour until used, then one 
teaspoonful of castor oil. 

Infantile Diarrhoea. 
The treatment of this disease by small doses of calomel, com- 
bined with Dover's powder, has been very generally and prop- 



100 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

erly discarded in New York, The more intelligent physicians 
prescribe opium and bismuth, with or without pepsin or lacto- 
peptine, and sometimes in combination with chalk. The follow- 
ing prescriptions have been largely and successfully employed in 
the New York Infant Asylum, and in private practice: 
R. Tinct. opii, 16 drops. 

Bismuth subnitrat., 2 drachms. 

Syr. simplic, y 2 ounce. 

Mistur. cretas, i}4 ounces. 
Mix. Give one teaspoonful every three hours to a child of one 
year. 



R. Tinct. opii, 16 drops. 

Bismuth subnitrat., 2 drachms. 
Pepsini. (vel lactopeptini), i-J- ounces. 
Syr. zingiberis. 

Aq. meth. perperit., each r ounce. 
To be administered in the same dose as the foregoing. In 
severe cases the dose may be given for a time every two and a 
half hours. 



Lactic Acid in Diarrhoea. 
Mr. Hayem says that in diarrhoea, especially the green diar- 
rhoea of children, he has found a teaspoonful of a two per cent, 
solution of lactic acid, every hour, efficient. In adults, when the 
flux was chronic and accompanied with dyspepsia, a rapid cure 
was effected by three tablespoonfuls of the same solution. Where 
the diarrhoea was bilious and acid, he ordered large doses of bi- 
carbonate of soda. 



Resorcin in Summer Complaint. 
R. Resorcini, 0.05. 
Sacch. lactis, 0.20. 
Mix. Sig. — To be taken every two or three hours. 



R. Resorcini, 0.10. 

Bismuth subnit., 0.20. 
Mix. Sig. — Every three or four hours. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 101 

R. Resorcini, 2.00. 
Aq. rosarum, 
Syrupi, each 30.00. 
Mix. Sig. — 1 drachm every one to three hours. 
The dose of resorcin varies from three to fifteen centigrammes, 
according to age. 

Mixture Opii, Rhubarb and Camphor. 
R. Tinct. opii, 

Tinct. rhei arom, 

Spts. camphorae, each ^ fluid drachm. 
Tinct. cardam. co., 2 fluid drachms. 

Aqua? anisi, add quantity sufficient to make 4 fluid ounces- 
Mix. Dose. — A teaspoonful for children, in diarrhoea. 

— Dr. Swezey. 

Compound Mixture of Rhubarb. 

1 Fluid Drachm contains 

Ext. rhei fl Minims 256 Minims 1 

Ext. ipecac, fl Minims 51 Minims 1 

Sodii bicarb Grains 512 Grains 2 

Glycerine Fluid ounce 12 Fluid drachms | 

Aq. menthae pip Pints 12 Fluid drachms | 

Mix. Dose. — y 2 to 1 teaspoonful two or three times a day for 
children. — Dr. Squibb. 

West's Mixture. 
R. Oli. ricini, 2 fluid drachms. 
Pulv. acacias, 

Pulv. sacchari, each 2 drachms. 
Tinct. opii, 21 minims. 

Aqua? cinnam, add quantity sufficient to make 4 fluid ounces.. 
Mix. Dose. — A teaspoonful for children in diarrhoea. 

R. Pepsin, 1^ drachms. 

Sub. bismuth, j t / 2 drachms. 
Acid carbolic, 8 drops. 
Tr. opii et. camp., 2 drachms. 
Aquae, add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — From half to a teaspoonful every 2 to 4 hours, ac- 
cording to age, etc. Use lime water. 



102 Dr. King^s Medical Prescriptions. 

Squibbs' Diarrhoea Mixture. 
R. Tincture opium, I fluid ounce. 
Tincture capsicum, i fluid ounce. 
Spirit of camphor, I fluid ounce. 
Purified chloroform, 180 minims. 
Alcohol, enough to make 5 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every five hours, for adults. 



R. Bismuth subnit., l\ drachms. 

Listerine, J ounce. 

Glycerine, 2 drachms. 

Mistura cretse, add quantity sufficient to make 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three or four hours. 



The immediate cause is the putrefactive changes which take 
place in the stomach and bowels in food not digested, which 
changes are often begun outside the body. 

These products mav act as systemic poisons, or the particles 
may cause local irritation and inflammation of the intestine. 

The diarrhoeal discharges, at the outset at least, are to be 
looked upon as salutary. 

The routine use of opium and astringents in these cases is not 
only useless, but, in the beginning particularly, they may do pos- 
itive harm, since, by checking peristalsis, opium stops elimination 
and increases decomposition. 

The value of opium is not denied in other forms of diarrhoea. 

Evacuants are to be considered as an essential part of the anti- 
septic treatment. 

Lemonade for Diarrhoea. 
Dr. Vigouroux recommends a glass of hot lemonade every 
hour, or half hour, as an easy, agreeable, and efficient treatment 
for diarrhoea. 



Mixture of Rhubarb and Calcis. 
R. Tinct. opii cam ph., 

Syr. rhei arom. , each \ fluid ounce. 
Aqme calcis, 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Dose. — A teaspoonful for children, in diarrhoea. 

— Dr. Ackerma 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 103 

R. Bismuth subnit., J ounce. 
Mist, cretae, 3 ounces. 
Tr. opii, 20 minims. 
Spts. lavender co., ij drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three or four hours. 



Also; 

R. Lactopeptine, 20 grains. 
Bismuth subnit., 20 grains. 
Mix. — Make into 10 pills. Sig. — One every four hours. 



Creasote in Diarrhoea. 
It is specially indicated when the stools are offensive. One 
dose will frequently check the disease, in dysentery and cholera 
infantum. 



R. Sulph. magnes., ij ounces. 
Calcined magnes., 2 drachms. 
Ginger, 1 drachm. 
Ipecac, 10 grains. 
Mix. Dose. — A teaspoonful every hour and a half until it pro- 
duces free watery discharges from the bowels, then withhold 
treatment. Should a relapse to small dysenteric discharges oc- 
cur, repeat as before. After the condition of the bowels is 
changed, I frequently follow with the following as a tonic. Take 
of 

R. Quinine, 20 grains. 

Leptandrin, 10 grains. 
Hydrastis, 5 grains. 
Subnitrate of bismuth, 20 grains. 
Mix, and divide into ten powders. Dose. — One powder once 
in three or four hours. The above prescriptions are for an 
adult. Change dose according to age. I have been using this 
treatment for dysentery twelve years, with almost perfect suc- 
cess. —J. M. Jones, M. D. 



Diarrhoea and Dysentery. 
I. Give pepsin and bismuth, jr, if there is vomiting, ingluvin 
and bismuth to correct the abnormal condition of the stomach, 
and if there is pain combined with the above opium or morphia 



104, Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

in decided doses. Be sure to control pain and keep patient 
quiet. 

2. Give fluid extact geranium with lime water and glycerine 
after each diarrhoetic evacuation. Increase each dose until con- 
trolled. If there is. fever give gelsemium, aconite, and spirits 
nitre, and last but not least, as soon as secretions are improved 
and diarrhoea checked, give quinine in antiperiodic doses for 
several days. This will generally suffice. But should there 
be tympanitis apply spirits tnrpentine fomentations to abdomen 
and give mild cathartic. If there is a disposition to assume a 
chronic form, then argenti nitras may be given for two or three 
days. For tenesmus, injections of starch water and tincture opii. 
Strict attention to diet ; and let me say right here that milk is 
the best. I have tried many of the much-lauded artificial foods, 
and while some of them have given satisfaction, they have fallen 
short of their recommendations, while milk never fails, provided 
it is good and fresh, and from a healthy, well-fed and well-watered 
cow; sometimes it should be cooked, and sometimes I use it 
raw with lime water. As to dysentery, the above is applicable 
as treatment, only it may be necessary to use plumbi acetas, 
tannin and opium in place of other astringents. 



In Inflammatory Diarrhoea of Children. 

R. Leptandrin, 8 grains. 

Soda? bicarb , i scruple. 
Syrupi rhei. aromat., 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every two or four hours. 



R. Oxide of zinc, 8 grains. 

Subnitrate bismuth, i drachm. 
Ext. pinus can. (bark), 2 drachms. 
Syr.acaciae, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every three hours. 



Infantile Diarrhoea Due to Indigestion and Attended by Acidity. 
The following combination is very afficacious : 
R. Pulv. ipecacuanha?, l / 2 grain. 
Pulv. rhei., 2 grains. 
Sodas bicarb., 12 grains. 
Mix. Divide into 12 powders and sign. One powder every 
four to six hours to an infant one year old. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 105 

Chronic Diarrhoea. 

R. Corrosive sublimate, 2 grains. 
French brandy, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Twenty drops every four hours with cold water. 
No metal should be used in taking it on account of the effect 
of the sublimate. 



R. Morph. sulph., 1 grain. 

x\cid. sulph. dil., 1 drachm. 
Aq. camph., 1 ounce. 
Magnes. sulph., 1 drachm. 

Mix ; shake well. Sig. — Teaspoonful in water at bedtime. 

Put spice bag to bowels, moistened with brandy, and when 
there is faintness and weakness of stomach, two teaspoonfuls of 
best brandy, with one grain each of salt and black pepper, in a 
little hot water. Also electricity to bowels, and general applica- 
tion. 



Summer Diarrhoea of Children. 
R. Bismuth subnitrat., 1 drachm. 
Pepsinag sacch., J drachm. 
Zinci oxidi., 6 grains. 
Mix. Make into 12 powders. Sig. — One powder every four 
to six hours. — Dr. Bartholow. 



Puerperal Diarrhoea. 
For the diarrhoea of puerperal septicaemia: 
R. Acidi carbolici pur., 

Tinct. iodi., each 16 minims. 
Muc. acacias, 2 fluid ounces. 
Aq. dest., 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One tablespoonful every hour. 



Flatulent Diarrhoea. 
There is a flatulent diarrhcea which occurs in young children 
and gives much trouble. The movements are frequent, but verv 
small, and the flatulence is sufficient to keep the child awake 



106 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

nights. I have found the following prescription an excellent 

one in such cases: 

R. Magnes. calcin., i drachm. 

Spts. amm. aromat., 40 minims. 

Tinct. asafoet. ,1 drachm. 

Anisette, 6 drachms. 

Aq. cinnamomi, add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One drachm every hnlf hour until relieved, to a 
child from three weeks to four months old. Two or three doses 
will usually relieve. 

Summer Dysentery and Diarrhoea of Teething Children. 

R. Ipecacuanhas, 12 grains. 

Bismuthi. subcarb., 1 ounce. 
Pepsins sacch., J drachm. 
Mix. Make 12 powders. Sig. — One in milk every two hours. 

— Dr. Bartholow. 

The above prescription is especially indicated in cases in which 
the stools are greenish, containing mucus and sometimes blood, 
and are voided with much pain and straining. And where, at 
the same time, the skin is harsh and dry, the tongue pasty or 
glazed, and there is great thirst, though no fever may be present. 



Catarrhal Diarrhoea of Infants. 
The first thing to be done, if the passages contain curd, should 
be the administration of 

R. Rhei pulv., 3 to 5 grains. 
Sodi bicarb., 5 grains. 
Cinnamomi pulv., 1 grain. 
Glycerin i, 

Aquae, quantity sufficient. 
Mix. Sig. — As required. 



R. Oxide of zinc, 8 grains. 

Subnitrate bismuth, 2 drachms. 
Syr. acacia?, add 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every three hours. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 107 

Mineral Acids in Summer Diarrhoea. 

The mineral acids are very efficient in sporadic cholera and 
Summer diarrhoea. The indications for their use are the profuse 
and watery character of the discharges, which are alkaline or 
neutral in reaction, due to outward osmosis from the serum of the 
blood, and the best of the acids is sulphuric acid given with opium. 
Hope's camphor mixture is also frequently used, especially in the 
pulmonary diarrhoea, with benefit. — Bartholow* 



Chronic Diarrhoea. 
R. Comp. tinct. myrrh, 2 drachms. 
Tinct. rhei., 2 drachms. 
Tinct. opii, 1 drachm. 
Comp. spirits lavender, 2 drachms. 
Oil anise, % drachm. 
Oil cinnamon, ^ drachm. 
Gum camphor, J drachm 
Tartaric acid, % drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful after each action of the bowels in a 
little sweetened water. 



The Best Diarrhoea Mixture. 

R. Tinct. opii, 1 ounce. 
Tinct. capsici, 1 ounce 
Tinct. camph., 1 ounce. 
Chloroform, n\, 3 drachms. 
Listerine, 13 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Thirty to sixty drops in water, every two hours. 



The following, the patient being kept on a strictly milk diet 
for sometime, will more than please: 

R. Zinci sul., 1 drachm, 
Opii pul., J drachm. 
Make 36 pills. Sig. — One after each bad action. 






R. Tr. opii deod., 2 fluid drachms. 

Acid, sulph. arom., 4 fluid drachms. • 
Ext. hasmatox, fl., ad., 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One fluid drachm in water after each passage. 



108 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Diarrhoea in Children Teething. 
R. Castor oil, i drachm. 
Turpentine, 10 minims. 
Mix. Sig. — Administer four or five drops every hour or two. 



CHRONIC ECZEMA. 



Treatment for "palms of hands cracked open and skin as hard 
as horn." 

Give five grains of calomel and soda twice a week; five drops 
of Fowler's solution three times a day, and use the following 
ointment : 

R. Bismuth, J ounce. 
Vaseline, i ounce. 
Never wash the hands with soap, and as seldom with water as 
possible, — C. B. Hutchins, M. D 



Dr. Chase cured eight cases of chronic eczema with the fol- 
lowing: 

R. Resorcin, 2 drachms. 

Glycerine, add quantity sufficient to make 2 ounces. 

Mix. — Make solution. Sig. — Apply with a camel's hair brush 
night and morning. — The Doctor. 

Eczema of Anus. 

• R. Oil. cade., 1 ounce. 

Mercury bichloride, 1 grain. 
Mix. Sig. — Enjoin thorough cleanliness and apply medicines 
at night. 

In that stage of eczema, when the inflammation is dry and 
scabby, I know of nothing better for a local application than the 
following : 

R. Acid, salicylic, 1 drachm. 
Acid, carbolic, 10 drops. 
Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. — Make ointment. Sig. — Apply twice daily until the 
scabs are softened. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 109 

Then as a healing agent, I use the following ointment and the 
result is all that can be desired : 

R. Zinc oxid., 4 drachms. 
Al. bergamet., J drachm. 
Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. — Make ointment. Sig. — Apply twice daily. 

— B. A. Marvin, M. D., Hillsboro, New Brunswick. 



Scrotal Eczema. — Scabies. 

R. Hydrarg. chlor. mit., 1 drachm. 
Zinci oxidi, 40 grains. 
Bismuthi subnit., ij drachms. 
Lanolin, 1 ounce. 
Vaseline, \ ounce. 
Sig. — Wash scrotum in hot borax water and apply the oint- 
ment night and morning. 

Eczema of the Vulva or Vagina. 

R. Lupulin, 50 grains. 
Camphor, 2 scruples. 
Mix, and divide into ten suppositories. Sig. — Insert one in the 
vagina when necessary to quiet the system and relieve the itch- 
ing- 

In chronic cases arsenic is a capital remedy when continued 
sufficiently long to get its alterative effect upon the skin. As. a 
local remedy — 

R. Bismuth subnit., 3 drachms. 
Acid carbol. fl , 1 drachm. 
Tinct. opii, 2 drachms. 
Goulard's cerat, 4 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to the part affected, morning and night. 



Eczema Capitis. 
R. Ung. hydrarg. nitratis, 1 drachm. 
Ung. zinci oxidi, 1 ounce. 
Mix. — Apply locally, morning and night, using the syrup iod. 
of iron internally. 



110 Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Dr. E. A. Million will find the following an efficient local ap^ 
plication for eczema capitis: 

R. Potass, permanganat., 8 grains. 
Zinc, sulph., 12 grains. 
Aquas, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to the affected parts three times daily. 

The benzoated oxide of zinc ointment is also a good local ap- 
plication. If crusts form, apply poultices every night, until re- 
moved. Don't neglect the constitution. Give plenty of nutri- 
tious digestible food. 

Hebra's Lotion for Eczema. 

R„ Phenic acid, 4 parts. 
Glycerine, 15 parts. 
Sulphuric ether, 15 parts. 
Alcohol, 90 parts. 
A mixture to be applied to dry and scaly eczema occurring in 
plaques, and which gives good results in obstinate cases. Tinct- 
ure of iodine applied with a brush often gives equally good re- 
sults. 

A case of infantile eczema of six month's duration was cured 
by Dr. Meigs in one week with the following: 
R. Unguent, zinci oxidi, I ounce. 
Ung. [petrolati, J ounce. 
Hydrarg. chlorid. mitis., 10 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply freely. 



Chronic Eczema. • 

In the treatment of chronic eczema, place your patient upon 
a farinaceous or a mixed diet. Locally, an ointment which will 
give good satisfaction is composed thus: 

R. Ung. hydrarg. nitratis, 1 drachm. 
Petrolat., 1 drachm. 
Ung. picis liquid, 4 drachms. 

Mix. — Make ointment. Sig. — As an ointment. 






Br. Ring's Medical Prescriptions. Ill 

In a case of chronic eczema Prof. Shoemaker prescribed : 
R. Naphthol, | drachm. 
Adipis, i ounce. 
Mix. ! Sig. — Apply locally. After the second application the 
quantity of naphthol in the prescription is to be doubled. 



For universal eczema in a child, Dr. Rex ordered bran baths 
/i 

R. Acid, salicylic, 15 grains. 

Vaseline, 1 ounce. 

Mix. Sig. — Use locally three times a day. 



Oleate of Zinc. 
Either as an ointment or in solution, oleate of zinc is highly 
recommended by Dr. Crocker, of London, in eczema, chronic 
ulcers, etc. 



An excellent ointment for eczema and psoriasis contains two 
ounces of liquid tar ointment, half an ounce of spermaceti oint- 
ment, six drachms of citrine ointment, and half an ounce of zinc 
ointment. 



Eczema of the Head. 
First carefully wash the head of the child with soap and water 
and then apply the following ointment. 

R. Acid, salicylic, 25 grains. 
Tinct. benzoin, 1 drachm. 
Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix 



Treatment of Chronic Eczema of the Palm ot the Hand. 

Especially if there is a rheumatic condition, the following lo- 
tion is almost a specific and very soothing . 

R. Bicarbonate of soda, 2 drachms. 
Bicarbonate of potash, 1 drachm. 
Glycerine, 1 to 5 drachms. 
Tinct. of opium, 2 drachms. 
Aquae, 1 pint. 

— Lyon Medical. 



112 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

For Eczema of the Anus and Genitals 
R. Oleate of cocaine, i part. 
Olive oil, 2 parts. 
Lanolin, 10 parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply this ointment twice a day to the affected 
part. 

As an internal treatment for eczema erythematosum, to tone up 
the general system and relieve the constipation, Dr. Van Har- 
lingen gives — 

R. Magnesii sulph., i ounce. 
Ferri sulph., J drachm. 
Acid sulph. dilut., i fluid drachm. 
Sodii chlorid., 10 grains. 

Infus. quassise, add quantity sufficient to make 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful in tumbler of hot water half hour 
before breakfast. 

Oleate of Bismuth in Eczema. 
R. Bismuthi oxid., 1 drachm. 
Acidi oltici, 1 ounce. 
Cerse albae, 3 drachms. 
Vaseline, 9 drachms. 
Ol. rosae, 2 minims. 
Mix. Its action is particularly satisfactory in eczema of the 
hands. 



R. Hydrarg. chlor. cor., 1 drachm, 
Aq. calcis, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Bathe the parts often. 



Eczema Capitis. 
You may expect to get gcod results at once by using the fol- 
lowing : 

R. Ungt. pix. lig., 

Adepis, equal parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply a little to the effected part twice a day 
after removing all scabs by the use of some simple poultice. 



R. Acid carbol., y 2 drachm. 
Ol. cade, 3 drachms. 
""* Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply night and morning, and give internally 



Dr* King's Medical Prescriptions. 113 

* 

Dr. De Jough's or Moller's cod liver oil, or^the iodide of lime 
where the patients object to taking the oil. 



R. Potass, acetat., 5 drachms. 
Fowlers solution, 3 drachms. 
Tint, nucis vom., 2 drachms. 
Aquee, 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times a day for a child five 
years old. 

Wash the parts daily with " Hebra's Green Soap, " and after 
washing use an ointment of vaseline and subnitrate of bismuth. 



R. Plumbi aactatis, 

Acidi carbolici, each 3 drachms. 
Extract belladon. fluid, % fluid ounce. 
Glycerini, 3 fluid ounces. 
Aqua, add 10 ounces. 
Make solution. Sig. — Apply soft cloths moistened with this 
solution to affected parts. When dry moisten again and keep 
moist. 

This soothing solution will act like a charm and subdue the 
severe itching and burning. Internally use. 

R. Magnesiee sulphatis, 4 drachms. 
Elixiris vitrioli, y 2 fluid drachm. 
Tincl. gentianae, 3 fluid drachms. 
Aquag, 3 fluid ounces. 
Sig. — A teaspoonful in wineglassful of water after each meal. 
In anaemic cases add ferri sulphatis gr. xvi., to the above. This 
mixture will keep the bowels in a soluble state and disperse cuta- 
neous congestion. It also acts as a mild tonic. 

But as soon as the vesicles burst, become confluent, form 
dark brown crusts and leave an unhealthy state of ulceration 
under them, change the external treatment. The ichor in these 
cases is generally so irritating that under the crusts ulceration 
is deepening. Where you find crusts, order poultices to remove 
them, but if already removed, give patient the following : 
R. Acidi carbolici, 2 to 3 drachms. 
Zinci oxydati, 2 drachms. 
Cosmolini vel. vaselini, 2 ounces. 
Make ointment. Sig. — Anoint two or three times a day. 



1H Dr. King's Medical Prescription*. 

Sometimes use ungt. hydrarg. amoniat. of the U. S. D., with 
carbolic acid and with equal success . 

Continue the saline mixture, but should the patient need a 
better tonic prescribe elix. calisayac, strychnine and iron. 

In all stages, insist upon frequent ablutions and change of 
underclothing. 

Boracic acid, as much as can dissolve in boiling water, applied 
from three to six times a day. Do not make an ointment of the 
acid by mixing with glycerine, vaseline or anything else. Sim- 
ply dissolve in boiling water. 

In this form, it is the best remedy for dandruff, eczema, and 
other skin diseases too numerous to mention. 



For the Itching of Chronic Skin Diseases. 

R. Acid, salicylic, 20 grains. 
Zinci. oxidi, 5 drachms. 
Pulv. amyli., 5 drachms. 
Petrolati, l 1 /* ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply locally. 



Mix. 



Subacute Eczema. 
R. Resorcin, 15 grains. 
Vaselini, 5 drachms. 



Herpes. 
For herpes. Shoemaker prescribes three grains of sulphate of 
morphine and one-half ounce each of calamine and subnitrate 
of bismuth. Mix and dust over the affected surface. 

For Infantile Eczema. 

R. Acid boric, 81 grains. 
Vaselini, 1 ounce 
Bals. Peru., 7^ grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to the parts affected. 



Bicarbonate of soda is recommended by Rorseau as an appli- 
cation in eczema. He uses it in the form of a pomade on the 
strength of one drachm of the soda to one ounce of lard or other 
base. He holds that it alters the morbid anatomical elements of 
the skin and restores it to the normal state. 



Dr. Kings Medical Prescriptions. 115 

Eczema. 

Keep the hands out of water, and if the eruption is crusty* 
red and irritable, apply a cracker or bread-and-milk poultice for 
half a day at a time until the surface looks cleaner and less 
irritable, after which apply the following: 

R. Ung. zincii oleat., i ounce. 
Cosmoline, i ounce. 

Mix. Sig.- — Apply night and morning and cover with thin strips 
of linen to keep out the air and dirt. 



R. Iodoform, i drachm. 

Tannic acid, *<< drachm. 
Cosmoline, i ounce. 

Mix. Sig. — Applv morning, night, and once during day, keep- 
ing on. 



Eczematous crusts in the nares are best removed with a solu- 
tion of bicarbonate of soda, about twenty grains to the ounce of 
water, introduced in the form of a spray, or in bad cases with the 
post-nasal syringe first ahd the spray after the larger crusts have 
been expelled. In some cases the crusts may have to be pulled 
out with forceps. If after removal of incrusted matter from the 
nares hemorrhage occurs from the exposed and excoriated mem- 
brane, a solution of carbolic acid and tannin may be used with 
great benefit. This is a good formula : 

R. Acidi carbolici c. p.. I 2 / drachm. 
Acidi tannici, 12 grains. 
Aquae, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Make solution. Sig. — Use with the atomizer for the 
nose. 

This should be used immediately after exposing the exco- 
riated membrane, and within an hour a spray of chloride of sodium 
or bicarbonate of soda should be freely used, with the view of 
.aiding nature to supply the required saline covering for the ex- 
posed superficial nerves. 



116 Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Ozsena — Eczema — Oxytocics. 
R. Potass, bromid., 2 drachms. 
Acid carbol., 25 drops. 
Aquae camph., 4 ounces. 
Aquae dist., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — First, with a nasal douche, cleanse the parts with? 
warm salt water; then apply the above with Richardson's, 
atomizer. 



Prof. Holland ordered for a case of eczema rubrum — 
R. Kaolin., 

Olei. lini., 

Zinci oxidi, 

Liq. plumb, subacetatis, each l / 2 ounce. 
Mig. Sig. — Apply locally. 



Prof. Holland brought two cases of milk crust of th scalp be- 
fore the class, which he treated in the following manner: Re- 
move the crusts with 

R. Olei morrhuae, 4 ounces. 
Olei cadinia, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Then apply the following ointment: 

R. Unguent, picis liquid, 1 drachm. 
Zinci oxidi, y 2 drachm. 

Unguent, aquae rosae, add quantity sufficient to make r 
ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply upon cloth to head. This treatment was 
attended by a speedy cure. 



The following stimulating liniment is used quite extensively in' 
the wards of Jefferson College Hospital: 
R. Tinct. aconit., 
Chloroform, 

Aq. amnion., each 2 fluid drachms. 

Liniment saponis., add quantity sufficient to make 8- 
fluid ounces. 
Mix. 



Br. King's Medical Inscriptions. 117 

Tinea Versicolor. 
Oleate of copper, in the form of ointment, is very successfully 
msed in the cure of this complaint at the Philadelphia hospital 
for skin diseases. 



EMMENACOCUE. 

Aloes, Myrrh and Iron (4 grains). 

R. Pulv. aloes soc, 2 grains. 
Pulv. myrrh, 1 grain. 
Iron sulph. exsic, 1 grain. 



Emmenagogue (4| grains). 
R. Ergotin., 1 grain. 

Ext. cotton root, 1 grain. 
Purified aloes, 1 grain. 
Iron sulph. exsic, 1 grain. 
Oil savin, % grain. 



Drugs that are emmenagogues : Garlic bulbs, aloes, leopard 
bane, asafoetida, calendula offic., blue cohosh, saffron, ferri iod., 
•ferri sulph., partridge berry, ivy, black hellebore root, iodine, 
red cedar, water pepper, fresh root of madder (this is the surest) , 
rue leaves, sagapenum, sulphur precip., tansy, valerian root. Also 
the following (finely pulverized), for young women on arriving 
at the age of puberty : 

R. Madder, 1 ounce. 
Cinnamon, 1 ounce. 
Cloves, 1 ounce. 
Spts. vin. gallici., 1 pint. 
Mix. Sig. — One tablespoonful twice a day. 
The above recipe will bring dround all right, almost every 
time. In fact it has never been known to fail. 



Aloes and Iron 3 grains). 

R. Purified aloes, I grain. 
Iron sulph, exsic, i grain. 
Jam. ginger, y 2 grain. 
Ext. conium seed, y 2 grain. 



118 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Emmenagogue Improved (4$ Grains . 
R. Ergotin, i grain. 

Purified aloes, I grain. 
Oil savin, y 2 grain. 
Ext. black hellebore, i grain. 
Iron sulph. exsic. , i grain. 



Emmenagogue, Rigaud's i3:, ; Grains i 
R. Purified aloes, i l / 2 grains. 
Powd. rue, % grain. 
Powd. saffron, ^ grain. 
Powd. savin, % grain. 



R, Fl. ext. polygonum puna, 2 ounces. 
Oil sabine, 

Oil rue, each l / 2 drachm. 
Mix thoroughly. Sig. — Half a drachm three or four times 
day. 

Or, when indicated, the following emulsioi of savin: 
Oil savin, fl. ext., 1 drachm. 
Spts. nitrous ether, 3 drachms. 
Mucilage of acacia, 1 ounce. 
Water, ad. 6 ounce 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two hours. 



R. Fl. ext. ergot., 
Fl. ext. gossypii., 

Fl. ext. black cohosh, each 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Half a teaspoonful every three hours, and using 
hot fomentations of hops on the bowels. 

R. Ext. cimicifuga rac. fl., 1 ounce. 
Ext. ergot fl., 1 ounce. 
Syr. simp., 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful two or three times a day for four 
or five days preceding the menstrual flow. 






[■3 Resin of guaiacum is a valuable emmenagogue in amenor- 
rhcea ; it is given in doses of ten grains, stirred in a wineglassful 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 119 

of milk, every morning before breakfast. The ammoniated 
tincture of guaiacum may be given during the painful period, in 
certain cases of dysmenorrhea, in doses of half a drachm to a 
drachm, in a wineglassful of water until relieved. 



Effect of Lime Juice on the Menses. 
The sucking of the juice of one or two lemons by women suf- 
fering from the inordinate flow of the menses has the effect of 
checking the same. This statement, in connection with the re- 
ports of the effect of lime juice upon the amative instincts of the 
male, would seem to establish a belief in its anaphrodisiac prop- 
erties. 

Ten days previous to the anticipated menses, commence with 
the following, and use until period passes: 
R. Ext. conium fl., 2 drachms. 

Ext. cannab. ind. fl., 2 drachms. 
Ext. gelsemii. fl., 2 drachms. 
Ext. cimicifu. rac. fl., 2 drachms. 
Aqure camphorae, 8 ounces. 
Ammon. brom., 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful three times a day. Use a salt and 
water bath daily, rubbing sacrum with considerable friction. 



Med. Prop. — Emmenagogue. Dose, 1 to 3. 
R. Ferrisulph. exs., ij£ grains. 

Aloes pv., y 2 grain. 

Terebinth, alb., ij^ grains. — Mutter. 



The Menses. 
Give iron when the menses are scanty and lack color; give ar- 
senic when the flow is too profuse, prolonged, or frequent. 



For a girl fourteen years of age, who had never menstruated, 
and who was affected with chorea, Prof. Atkinson directed ten 
drops of syr. ferri iodidi four times daily, and the following pre- 
scription : 

R. Tinct. nucis vomicae, 48 drops. 

Ext. cimicifugge fl., 1 fluid drachm. 
Syr. aurantii cort., 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful four times daily. 



120 Dr. King's Medical Frescriptions. 

Comp. Betin Pills. S. C. 

Betin, ) . .„ 

Ergotin, [ 1 S ram P 1,L 
Dose, three pills three times a day, as a powerful emmena- 
gogue. 

The Compound Concentrated Extract of Indigo. 

Each ten grains of the compound concentrated extract of in- 
digo contains : 

R. Ext. hyoscyam., % grain. 
Ext. aloes soc, % grain. 
Ext. indigo cone, 9^ grains. 



Biddle says aloes causes a determination of blood to the pel- 
vic organs. Hence we can see the beauty qi its adaptation in 
amenorrhoea, knowing it to be also a tonic and purgative. 



In females of a nervous temperament, when painful menstrua- 
tion occurs, independent of organic lesions, it seldom, if ever, 
fails, if given according to directions. 

R. Extract, belladonnas, 8 grains. 
Pulv. camphorae, 1 drachm. 
Quininae, bisulph., 2 scruples. 
Mix and make into 30 pills. Dose, one pill every hour or 
two until the pain ceases. 



A Handy Emmenagogue. 
The common garden beet is said to act as an efficient em- 
menagogue, if taken in sufficient quantity. An active principle 
is derived from it called Betin, of which the dose ranges from two 
to four grains. 

R. Tinct. ferri mur., 3 drachms. 
Tinct. cantharid., 1 drachm. 
Tinct. aloes soc, 1 ounce. 
Tinct. guaiac. ammon., \y 2 ounces. 
Syr. simp., add quantity sufficient to make 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Mix the iron and cantharides, then add one 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 121 

ounce svr. simp, (which must be fresh), then the aloes : shake 
well, then the guaiac. If least foaming occurs add one drachm 
of alcohol. 

This is not a very pretty mixture, the iron adding a black tint, 
but it is a safe and sure emmenagogue. The dose is from two to 
four teaspoonfuls two or three times a dav. 



This is an emmenagogue and not an abortant : 
R. Tinct. aloes comp., U. S. P., i ounce. 
Tinct. ferri chlor., i ounce. 
Ext. ergot fl. (Sqmbb r s), i ounce. 
Ess. menth. pip., 2 drachms. 

Syr. simp., add quantity sufficient to make S ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonftil in water every live hours as in- 
dicated. 

R. Fl. ext. aloes, 1 ounce. 
Fl. ext. ergot, 1 ounce. 
Fl. ext. gossypii, 1 ounce. 
Fl. ext. black cohosh, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Half a teaspoonful every three hours, and using: 
hot fomentations of hops on the bowels. 



A Sedative Emmenagogue. 
For a dav or two antecedent to the actual commencement of 
the catamenial flux, women not infrequentlv suffer acute pain in 
the pelvic region, doubtless due to hyperemia and hvper- 
a?sthesia of the reproductive belongings. To obviate this I have 
found no treatment oaves such satisfactorv results as the following: 
R. Codeiae sulphatis, 1 grain. 
Chloral hydratis, 20 grains. 
Ammonii bromidi, 20 grains. 
Aqua? camphora?, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — For one dose. Take at bedtime. 
A repetition of the dose at that period is rarely necessarv. 
In some cases a warm sitz bath of fifteen minutes duration before 
retiring is a valuable adjuvant. 



122 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Hooper's female pills. The following is the formula : 
R. Aloes barbadensis, 8 ounces. 

Ferri sulph. exsiccati, 2 ounces. 
Kxt. hellebori, 2 ounces. 
Myrrh, 2 ounces. 
Saponis, 2 ounces. 
Canella in pulv. trit., 1 ounce. 
Mix. Make into pills, containing two and one-half grains. 
I usually leave out hellebori, the canella and the soap and 
simply use the aloes, iron and myrrh, which make a very effi- 
cient and eligible emmenagogue. 



EPILEPTIC FITS 



R. Brom. pot., 160 grains. 
Brom. sod., 80 grains. 
Aqure, 4 ounces. 
Mix. £ ig. — Teaspoonful in one ounce of water four times a 
day; increase necessary to until bromism is produced. 

Then continue the above and give one drop doses Fowler's 
solution, increased if necessary, to control bromism. If worms 
are suspected clear them out first. 



Brown-Sequard's prescription for the treatment of epilepsy is 
as follows: 

R. Sodii bromidi. 

Potassii bromidi, 

Ammonii bromidi, each 3 drachms. 
Potassii iodidi, 

Ammonii iodidi, each ij£ drachms. 
Ammonii sesquicarb., 1 drachm. 
Tinct. columbre, 1% ounces. 
Aquse destillatee, 8 ounces. 
Full dose, one and one-half drachms before each meal and 
three drachms at bedtime. 






Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 123 

Anti-Epileptic. 

R. Iron ferrocyanide, i to 2 grains. 
Quinine valerianate, 1 grain. 
Zinc valerianate, 1 to 2 grains. 
Ext. valerian, 1 grain. 
Mix. 

Take the pith out of mullen and put it into water until it be- 
comes slimy, and then give four drachms every two hours, with 
one drachm bromide potass, in four ounces of water, one tea- 
spoonful every two hours, keeping the head cool and the feet 
warm. You will be surprised at the good effects. You will find 
a mild cathartic also beneficial. 



EARACHE OR OTALGIA. 

R. Olive oil, 1 ounce. 

Chloroform, 1 drachm. 
Mix, shake well; pour twenty-five or thirty drops into the ear, 
and close it up with a piece of raw cotton to exclude the air and 
retain the mixture. 



A liniment is recommended by Paresi for this affection, com- 
posed of 

R. Camphorated chloral, 5 parts. 
Glycerine, 33 parts. 
Oil sweet almonds, 10 parts. 
It is applied twice daily on soft cotton, being introduced as far 
as possible into the ear, and may also be rubbed behind the ear. 
The pain is almost instantly relieved, and the inflammation' in 
many cases subdued. The liniment must be kept in carefully 
closed bottles. 



Otalgia. 
R. Ol. oliv*, 1 ounce. 

Chloroformi, 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Shake well together and pour twenty-five to thirty 
minims into the ear, and close up with a piece of raw cotton. 
Acts promptly and efficiently. 



1%4 D T - King^s Medical Prescriptions. 

Five drops of chloroform put on a little cotton or wool in the 
bowl of a clay pipe, and the vapor blown through the stem into 
the aching ear. 

For Softening Ear Wax. 
R. Biborate of soda, 10 grains. 
Glycerine, l / 2 drachm. 
Aqua?, i ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — A drop three times daily on the hard wax for two 
or three days, and then syringe the ear. 

Wax in the Ear. 

R. Liq. sodae chlorinate, 5 drops. 
Zinci sulphatis, 2 grains. 
Aqua?, rose, r ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Drop in twice a day, after washing the canal 
with warm salt water. 



Insects in the Ear. 



Perhaps the quickest and surest way is by injecting a few 
drops of a solution of equal parts of chloroform and glycerine. 



To Soften Wax in Ear. 
R. Acid boric, 20 grains. 
Glycerin, T _> ounce. 
Aquee distillat., \ z ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Warm it and drop 5 to 10 drops in ear twice a 
day. 



Otitis and Otorrhoea. 

R. Acidi carbolici, to grains. 
Zinci sulphatis, 10 grains. 
Plumbi acetatis, 10 grains. 
Aqujv destillatcT, 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject twice a day. ~'{ When discharg 

— Hazard. 






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ERYSIPELAS. 

Lotion for Erysipelas. 
R. Acidi carbolici, 20 grains. 
Alcoholis, y 2 ounce. 
Tinct. iodi. , 30 drops. 
Ol. terebinthinae, 1 fluid ounce. 
Glycerini, 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply on compress to the affected surface. 



R. Subnit. bismuth, 1 drachm, j 
Carbonate lead, 2 drachms. 
Creosote. 3 drops . 
Oint. rosewater, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Anoint. 



R. Tinct. aconiti rad., y 2 drachm. 
Ext. pilocarpus, fl., y 2 ounce. 
Syr. simp., iy£ ounces. 
Mi*. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three hours . 



Chalk Ointment in Erysipelas. 
In treatment of erysipelas an ointment may be made by mixing 
equal parts of prepared of precipitated chalk and melted lard, 
either with or without half a drachm of carbolic acid to the ounce. 
It is to be applied with the finger and smeared on thickly, a mask 
of plain lint or boric lint being laid over it. It is cleanly, unirritat- 
ing, cooling and soothing. 

Local Treatment of Erysipelas. 
The application of the following liquid every two hours to the 
affected parts: 

R. Acid carbol., 1 part. 
Alcohol, 1 part. 
Ol. terebinthinae, 2 parts 
Tr. iodinii, 1 part. 
Glycerinae, 5 parts. 
Mix. This mixture causes no pain. Internally, quinine and 
digitalis are recommended, and an emetic, if indicated. 



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126 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Superior to all other local applications for erysipelas, cloths 
or towels wrung out of hot vinegar and applied twice daily or 
every four hours are regarded as a specific in erysipelas. 



Dr. J. B. Johnson recommends iodide of potassium in facial 
erysipelas. 



Dr. James Franklin recommends: 

R. Quinice sulph., i drachm. 

Tinct. ferri mur., y 2 fluid ounce. 
Tinct. cinchona, ij£ fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply locally all over and just beyond the in- 
flamed area, with a soft camel's hair pencil or feather, two or 
three times in twenty-four hours. 
Prof. Garretson uses: 

R. Tinct. ferri chloridi, i ounce. 
Tinct. cinchona', 2 drachms. 
Quinina sulph., 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig, — Paint the affected parts repeatedly until the skin 
underneath turns black. The desired effect is then accomplished, 
unless the red inflammation appears again, when the application 
is repeated. 



An elegant dressing for erysipelas is the following: 
R. Cretan precip., 2 ounces. 
Adipis., 2 ounces. 
Mix and make ointment. Sig. — Keep the affected parts well 
coated with the ointment. 



R. Potassii permanganatis, 6 grains. 
Aquas destillatre, 6 fluid ounces. 

Mix. Sig Dose, a tablespoonful three times a day. [Keep 

in a glass-stoppered bottle .) — Bartholow* 

R. Picric acid, 3 parts. 
Water, 500 parts. 
Wash five or six times a day. 






Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 127 

Dr. Behrend treated erysipelas in the first stages successfully 
with a lotion of absolute alcohol, ninety per cent, three times a 
day. No case ever went on to suppuration. 



EYE DISEASES. 

For Conjunctivitis. 
R. Hydrargyri oxidi flavi., y 2 grain. 
Unguent, petrolei, x / 2 ounce. 
Mix and make exact ointment. Sig. — Apply two or three 
times a dav until relieved. 



It will cure granular lids. 

R. Yellow ox. mere, i to 4 grains. 
Vaseline, 1 drachm. 
Mix thoroughly, and apply to upper lids morning and evening, 
except every other, and sometimes every third night. 



Dr. Galezowski, of Paris, treats purulent ophthalmia in the 
following manner: 

R Argenti nitrate, 10 grains. 
Aquas distil., 1 ounce. 

Mix. Sig. — Touch the conjunctiva with a brush dipped in 
the above solution three or four times a day. After touching 
with this solution, another brush dipped in a solution of common 
salt should be passed over the parts, to neutralize the excess of 
the silver salt. Galezowski has treated* over 4,000 cases of puru- 
lent ophthalmia by this method, and has not lost an eye. 



R. Hydrargyri oxidi flavi., 5 grains. 
Zinci sulphatis, 10 grains. 
Adipis, 1 ounce. 
Make ointment. Sig. — Introduce into the eye and rub on t e 
edge of the eyelids. (In the obstinate chronic form, depending 
a scrofulous . diathesis. ) — Dupuytren* 

Granular Conjunctivitis. 
Dr. Cheatham recommends the local application of su phate of 
copper as the best remedy for granular conjunctivitis, regarding 
yellow oxide of mercury as next in efficiency. 



128 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Conjunctivitis. — For the Eyes 
R. Lloyd's hydrastis, ]/ 2 ounce. 
Specific belladonna, 18 drops. 

Aqua distil., add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Apply on absorbent cotton several times daily, which 
usually gives relief in due time. 



FRECKLES. 

Collodion for Freckles. 

Effectual and harmless. One gram of sulpho-carbonate of 
zinc is reduced to a very fine powder, and then incorporated by 
trituration with one gram of essence of lemon, 5 grams alcohol, 
and 45 grams of collodion. 



Powdered saltpetre, applied carefully to each freckle, pre 
viously moistened, is said to be efficacious when perfectly done 
and judiciously repeated. 

The following is a recipe of Sir Erasmus Wilson's for remov- 
ing all discolorations from the skin: Elderflower ointment one 
ounce, sulphate of zince twenty grains: mix well, and rub the af- 
fected surface with it at night. In the morning wash off with 
plenty of good soap, and when the oily matter is removed, apply 
the following lotion: Infusion of rose petals, half a pint ; citric 
acid thirty grains. Discolorations are removed by this treatment, 
and freckles, if not radically cured, though in most cases they 
yield to the application, are always greatly ameliorated by its 
use. 



R. White precipitate, 

Bismuthi s. nit., each 1 drachm. 
Ung. glycerinae, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to freckles every second day. 



Freckles may, it is said, be removed by the oleate of copper 
ointment. 



A wash of equal parts of glycerine and lactic acid will remove 
moth and freckles from the face. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 129 

FELONS. 

A blister applied to a felon in its early stage will often prevent 
its further progress. Tincture lobelia, applied constantly, will 
often succeed. 



R. Ol. olive, 2 ounces. 

Aquae amm., 2 ounces. 
Acid hydrochlor., 2 ounces. 



FISTULA IN ANO. 

Prof. Brinton's method, without the use of the knife, is by 
passing a silk or gum-elastic cord through the fistulous tract, 
bringing it out of the rectum and tying it. This will excite in- 
flammation, and the cord will gradually cut its way out, followed 
bv granulation. By this method the patient can be cured while 
following his ordinary occupation. 



FEVER. 

Pneumonia. 

Dr. Steele, in N. E. Med. Monthly, says: The remedy I use 
in pneumonia in children is quinine, muriate of ammonia and 
sometimes a one-quarter or one-half grain of Dover's powders to 
one-half grain quinine and two grains muriate of ammonia, every 
three or four hours, from the time I lose the normal respiratory 
murmur at any point in the front or back of lung. Alternat- 
ing with this, I give a solution of the bromides of ammonia, 
soda and potash, with one-half ounce glycerine. Of this I give 
twelve to twenty drops for one to two and three years old, and 
continue this throughout the case, with the linseed meal poul- 
tice. I enfold the whole chest in the poultice, and if this does 
not stop the pains in side and back, I increase the Dover's powder 
in my next powders, until there is relief. When I have to con- 
tend with constipation in those cases, I usually give the follow- 
ing powder to move: 

R. Calomel, 1 grain. 

Licorice root, 4 grains. 

Mix. Sig. — Make four powders ; give one every three hours 
till bowels move. 



130 Dr. King^s Medical Prescriptions. 

If they should not, I use two ounces glycerine and two ounces 
warm water, as injection, making two injections of this amount, 
and I do not have much trouble in my cases, as I believe the lin- 
seed jacket will almost abort the case, or greatly shorten it at 
least. 

Alcohol is a stimulant to the general system. It acts on the 
heart but less powerfully than digitalis. Therefore, in advanced 
pneumonia there is no remedy that will replace it. Give it for 
effect, give it freely and watch the pulse; when you have a dis- 
tinctly digitalis pulse reduce the dosage, but increase your dose of 
digitalis when the action begins to wane. 

Digitalis is useful in advanced stages of typhoid fever, when 
the pulse fails. It is useful in any acute disease when the pulse 
fails. But remember always that experiments have shown that 
a very high temperature renders the system less liable to the 
action of digitalis. It is not true that digitalis will not act with a 
high temperature. I have over and over again seen it act with 
great power in cases in which the temperature was 105 degrees. 
This high temperature simply makes the heart more rebellious ; 
it does not suspend the activity of the digitalis. — Dr. II. C. Wood, 
Lecture Univ, of Pa. 

Pneumonia Death to Topers. 
Dr. L. H. Washington says : "When pneumonia attacks the 
steady, square drinker, one who carries regularly his pint to a 
quart of whiskey daily, it comes exclusively under the domain of 
the undertaker, as the first case of recovery by any known method 
of treatment has yet to be reported. 



Pneumonia. 
Very early in the case — that is, before the pulmonary tissues 
become too much involved in the inflammatory process, abort 
the disease by the application of flannel cloths wrung out of hot 
water applied over the diseased lung, at the same time giving 
the following: 

R. Spts. asth. nit., y 2 ounce. 
Tinct. valerian, y 2 ounce. 
Tinct. aconite (leaves), 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every two hours until the dia- 
phoretic and diuretic action of the compound is obtained. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 131 

Alcohol in Pneumonitis. 

Dr. G. G. Buford says: "Give your patient plenty of alco- 
holic stimulants, varied as occasion demands. Give it with the 
food. Give it with the liquids imbibed. Give it at regular in- 
tervals, and in doses to suit the age of the patient. Give that 
form that you can know contains a constant quantity of alcohol, 
and the most nourishment. Then, with proper hygienic sur- 
roundings, you come nearest following out the indications of na- 
ture, and gain the best possible results. 



Pneumonia. 
Begin with a full cathartic dose of calomel, unless especially 
contraindicated. For fever give the following : 
R. Tr. aconite rad., 10 drops. 
Tr. verat. viride, 6 drops. 
Ext. gelsemii fl., i drachm. 
Aq. dist. ad., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful each two hours. Alternate with the 
following: 

R. Tr. digitalis, 40 drops. 

Spts. nit. dulce, 4 drachms. 
Syr. lob., 4 drachms. 
Syr. squills, 4 drachms. 
Carb. am., 1 drachm. 
Mucilage, 4 ounces. 
Gum acacia, 4 ounces. 
Aquas, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Same dose as above at same intervals, alter- 
nately. 

Malarial Pneumonia. 
R. Tinct. veratri viridi, y 2 drachm. 
Quinia sulphatis, 1 drachm. 
Acidi sulphurici dilut., 1% drachms. 
Aquag, 3 ounces. ■ 
Mix. Sig. — Two teaspoonfuls every three hours. 



132 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Pneumonia. 

* 

R. Calomel, 10 grains. 

Dover's powders, 20 grains. 
Mix and divide into six powders, and take one every four hours, 
with laxative sufficient to prevent salivation. 
Alternate the above with the following: 
R. Tinct. gelsemium, 

Tinct. digitalis, each 1 fluid drachm. 
Sweet spts. nitre, 2 rluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful as above directed. Counter-irritants 
freely. 

FEVER-YELLOW. 

Major Sternberg recommends the following: 
R. Sodii bicarbonatis, 150 grains. 

Hydrarg. chlor. corros., 3-10 grain. 
Aquae, 2 pints. 
Mix. Sig. — About 1 }£ ozs. to be given ice cold, every hour. 
Twelve cases treated with this formula recovered; of eight 
cases treated in the same institution by other methods, five died. 



FEVER TYPHOID. 

A Little about Diet in Typhoid Fever. 
If there is high fever with delirium, give more food than 
when the fever is low. Milk is the best kind of food, and is 
rendered more agreeable to the stomach by the addition of a 
Kttle lime water or Phillips' milk of magnesiae. Dr. Alfred L. 
Loomis says that "broths and gruels are positively harmful." 
and he also will allow no fruits at all. Buttermilk always agrees 
with typhoid patients, and they drink it with much relish and 
benefit. Strong, black coffee is of benefit in many ways, es- 
pecially where the heart's action is weak and faulty. 



Stimulants. 
Alcohol is especially indicated and demanded when the pa- 
tient exhibits signs of nervous prostration, by delirium and 
jactitation with dry, red tongue. If stimulants quiet the nervous 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 133 

symptoms and delirium, and produce natural sleep, then they 
are doing good, but if they increase the delirium and nervous- 
ness, as well as wakefulness, decrease the dose or stop them. 

Alcoholics act as antipyretics, by furnishing a food which 
quickly supplies the loss which is produced by the high fever, 
and also saves loss of flesh and exhaustion from combustion of 
tissues. Brandy, whiskey, gin or sherry wine are all efficacious. 
Sherry wine should be given to the very young. But the best 
plan of all is to give the stimulant that agrees best with the pa- 
tient. Give enough to have the desired quieting effect on the 
nervous system, and stop or decrease the dose as soot* as it acts 
as excitants to it. 

In many cases where all forms of brandies, whiskey and wines 
are not well borne give gin; its action is often most happy and 
beneficial. Eggnogs, milk punches and wine wheys are all use- 
ful and excellent adjuvants to the diet and stimulant measures. 

Weak or disturbed heart action often causes much alarm and 
worry to the physician, as well as patient. IV. or powdered 
digitalis in proper doses is useful. Tr. cantharidis also is an ex- 
cellent stimulant to the heart, and together with digitalis can be 
relied upon to restore energy to the weak and flagging heart. 



Enema to Check the Purging in Typhoid Fever. 

R. Olei terebinthinre, 30 minims. 
yTinct. kino, 2 drachms. 
Extract opii fl., 10 to 25 minims. 
Mucilag. amyli., 2 ounces. 
Make an ~nema. 



Typhoid Fever. 
Give plenty of milk, warm from the cow, together with a 
bath morning and night. To control tin ever use the following: 
R. Powd. zingiber, 

Povvd. lobelias sem,, 
Powd. asclepias tub., 

Powd. skunk cabbage, quantity sufficient of each.' 
To a half pint hot (not boiling) water add a heaping teaspoon- 



13 If. Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

ful of the above, let it steep twenty or thirty minutes, then strain 
and sweeten to taste, and give (to an adult) a tablespoonful 
every half an hour, as needed. This discounts all the much 
advertised antipvretics, as it will reduce the fever in every 
instance, and is perfectly harmless. 

Typhoid Fever. 
R. Olei terebinthinas, ij£ fluid drachms. 
Pulv. acacias. 
Syrupi simplicis, 

Aquas destillatas, each quantity sufficient. 
Make emulsion according to art to make 2 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Dose, a teaspoonful every two or three hours 
(with diarrhoea and tympanitis). 



Typhoid Fever. 
It is generally conceded that nothing is more discreditable to 
the civilization of the nineteenth centurv than the existence of 
typhoid fever. Typhoid fever never infects the atmosphere; it 
never arises de novo. The causes of the disease, in order of 
their frequency, are as follows: First, infected water; second, 
infected milk; third, infected ice; fourth, digital infection; fifth, 
infected meat. Dr. Edson states that, with the observations of 
the ordinary obvious precautions suggested by these conclusions, 
the disease should not exist. 



Salicylate of Bismuth in Typhoid Fever. 
Dr. Dicplal says that after long experimentation with various 
salicylates in typhoid fever, he has found the salicylate of bismuth 
the great desideratum. In his experience it has even had a 
marked abortive action. Out of twenty cases reported by him, 
eleven treated in the first stage were able to be about in four 
or five days under the free use of salicylate of bismuth. The 
ordinary dose is about a scruple. This was repeated, so that 
the daily quantity taken should equal about six grammes. 



Turpentine in Typhoid Fever. 
Professor Wood states that it is his routine practice to give 
turpentine in every case of typhoid fever, beginning about the 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 135 

1 2th or 15th day; and he believes that if its use were 
habitual, there would be fewer cases of intestinal hemorrhage or 
other severe symptoms due to local lesion. It may be given 
with glycerine and a volatile oil made into an emulsion, in doses 
of 10 to 15 drops every two hours during the daytime, the pa- 
tient being allowed to rest at night. The following formula is 
used bv him : 
R. Ol. caryophylli, 6 drops. 

Ol. terebinthinae, 1)2 fluid drachms. 

Glycerin ae, 

Mucil. acacia?, 

Syrupi, each y 2 fluid ounce. 

Aqua?, add quantity sufli:ient to make 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Dessertspoonful as directed. 

Typhoid Symptoms. 
You have so often observed this typhoid state in children 
that you can readily recognize it. The little patients lie on their 
backs, indifferent to all that is going on around them; they have 
not the aspect of impatience: what dominates in the symptoma- 
tology is that persistent stupor which has given its name to an 
entire group of. diseases with which typhoid fever is connected; 
the responses are slow, but voluntary and intelligible — at least 
during the first days. 



FEVER-INTERMITTENT. 

Tongue deep red. Now, what is wrong ? This deep red 
tongue is an indication that the blood and all the secretions and 
excretions are overloaded with phosphates and soda. Xo other 
prominent symptom. The indications are plain and simple, to 
counteract the superabundance of phosphates and soda, and we 
will speedily effect a cure : 

R. Acid nitromur. , 1 ounce. 

Ext. nux vom. fl., 1 drachm. 
Aqua? dist., quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every three hours. 
This prescription will cure our patient, though in some cases 



136 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

it may have to be duplicated, but it will neutralize the super-' 
abundance of phosphates and soda in the system, establish an 
equilibrium of the salts, and our patient will be permanently 
cured, as I have repeatedly verified in a large numbsr of cases. 

But here comes J. S., aged twenty-five, who apparently is in 
the opposite condition. Symptoms: Appetite fair; bowels rather 
costive; urine highly colored; skin dirty white; pulse 90; tem- 
perature 100: no pain, but a dml, heavy headache; tongue broad 
with a dirty white pasted coat. Says food has no taste to it, 
and does not digest well. Now, what is the pathological con- 
dition ? In this case we find the blood and secretions are super- 
abundant with acids, which must be counteracted. Like our 
other patient, has taken a hatful of sulph. quinia, and, as usual, 
been the rounds among the doctors, without effecting a cure. 
The specific indications are to counteract the acids in the system : 
R. Ext. ptelea trifoliata 11., 2 ounces. 
Hyposulp. soda, 3 drachms. 
Aqua- (list., quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 

Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three hours. 

This prescription will cure this patient, and it will cure all 
patients with these symptoms, because the elements of the dis- 
ease are neutralized and counteracted. More than that, it is 
scientific, based upon a correct theory and pathological facts. 
In nearly all these cases of chronic intermittents, the malarial 
power is lost, and the effect produces certain pathological con- 
ditions, and this must be well understood in each individual 
before a rational treatment can be successfully given for good 
results. I have given but two general outlines of cases that can 
be successfully treated every time, based upon correct theory. 



Fever Intermittent and Remittent. 
R. Cinchoniae sulphatis, y 2 drachm. 

Liquoris potassii arsenitis, i l / 2 fluid drachms. 
TincturcV ferri chloridi, y 2 fluid ounce. 
Syrupi zingiberis, 1 y 2 fluid ounces. 
Aquas destillatae, add quantity sufficient to make 4 fluid oun 
Mix. Sig. — Dose, a dessertspoonful after meals. {In chronic 
rases.) — Ptii did on Tut/. 



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Extracti nucis vomicae, 4 grains. 
Quininae sulphatis, y 2 drachm. 
Glycerinae, quantity sufficient. 
Make mass and divide into 16 pills. Sig. — One pill three 
times a day. ( With paralysis .) — Da Costa. 



Cases of long standing and that have resisted all other rem- 
edies used, such as quinine, nux vomica, arsenic, etc., should try 
the following: 

R. Sod. hyposulphitis, 3 drachms. 
Glycerinae, 2 ounces. 
Aquae, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful every two or three hours until the 
chill is broken; then like quantity three times a day for one 
month. 



Patients come in with heavily furred tongue, with yellowish 
tint on the sides; eyes injected, sclerotic, nearly yelloW; intense 
headache ; dizziness ; black spots floating before the eyes. If 
you give quinine in these cases, without a mercurial purge, you 
simply increase the trouble; in fact, the quinine seems to have 
no effect. 

I generally use — 

R. Hydrarg. chlor. mit., 4 grains. 
Pulv. rhei opt., 40 grains. 
Potass, bitart., 40 grains. 
Mix and divide in three powders. Sig. — One every four 
bours in molasses. 

Then— 

R. Quiniae sulph., 40 grains. 

Arom. sulph. acid, 1 drachm. 
Spts. nit. dulc, 4 drachms. 
Aquae, quantity sufficient to make 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take two teaspoonfuls every three hours till ears 
ring; then one three times a day. 

This treatment rarely fails to break up the fever at once. 
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FEVER-MALARIA. 

Prophylaxis for Malaria. 

Strangers travelling through, or sojourning in districts known- 
to be abounding in malaria fevers and ague, should dress in flan- 
nel clothing, avoid raw fruits, open-air bathing and night air, and 
drink tea and coffee, or only water that has been previously 
boiled. 



FEVERS ERUPTIVE AND SIMPLE. 

R. Vini antimonii, I fluid drachm. 

Potassii vel sodii nitratis, i drachm. 
Spiritus aetheris nitrosi, 3 fluid drachms. 
Liquoris morphinae sulphatis, 1 fluid ounce. 
Syrupi acidi citrici, l /2 fluid ounce. 
Liquoris potassii citratis, 4 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful every two hours. 



— Carson. 



FEVER-HAY. 

R. Tincturse aconiti radicis, \ l / 2 fluid drachms. 
Glycerini, 21 fluid drachms. 
Sig. — Apply to outside of nose. 



— Bingi r. 



Prof. Gerhard prescribed as a tonic in chronic malarial toxi mia. 
R. Quininre sulph., 1 scruple. 

Liq. potass, arsenit., 1 fluid drachm. 
Tr. ferri chlorid., y z fluid ounce. 
Syr. zingiberis, 

Aqure dest., add quantity of each sufficient to make 4 fluid 
ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Thrice daily. 



FEVER-SCARLET. 

R. Potassii iodidi, 1 drachm. 

Ver. veride (Norwood's), 3 drops. 
Syr. scillse, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A dessertspoonful every two hours to a children 
years of age, diminishing or increasing the dose according to'age. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 139 

The medicine to be continued, during convalescence, at longer 
intervals, until the patent is. entirely well. 

This treatment reduced the fever in from six to. twelve hours 
to a very mild one, and all complications disappeared. 



Sore Throat of Scarlet Fever. 

R. Thymol., 4 grains. 
Glycerini, 1 ounce. 
Aquas destillatae, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a wash (dilute further, if necessary). 

— Da Costa* 



Treatment of Scarlet Fever 

R. Ext. guaiac. fl., 2 drachms. 
Tinct. aconiti, 6 minims. 

Syrup, quantity sufficient, to make 16 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Half to one drachm every two hours to two 
year olds. 



FOR SCARLATINA 



R. Acidi salicylici, 2 drachms. 
Tinct. aconiti, 12 drops. 
Infusi digitalis, fl., ij ounces. 
Spt. ammon. aromat. fl., 3 drachms. 
Syr. aurantii cort., fl., J ounce. 
Aquae, 1 ounce 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three hours, for a child of 
five years. 



R. Acidi carbol., ij drachms. 
Vaselini, 4 ounces. 
Mix Sig. — By, inunction to. the entire surface. 



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R. Ext. jaborandi, fl., 4 drachms. 

Ext. baptisia tinct. fl., 4 drachms. 

Sodium salicylate, 2 drachms. 

Sodium borate, 2 drachms. 

Aquae menth. pip., add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two hours for child twelve 
years old. 



For the nephritis of scarlatina, early, when the urine contains 
blood, digitalis is the remedy; but later, when the urine loses its 
bloody character, Basham's mixture will be useful. — Prof. 
Da Costa. 



GONORRHOEA. 

General Treatment. 

First. Diet and habits of the patient should be looked after. 
The patient should be cautioned against all active exercise, pro- 
longed walking, hard labor, riding on horseback, and sexual in- 
tercourse. The more quiet he is, the better. It is nearly 
impossible to get a patient to do just what you would like him to 
do, therefore a partial compliance with the above rules is all 
that can be expected. 

The diet should be non-stimulating; all alcoholic beverages, 
such as malt, whiskey and lager beer, should be strictly prohib- 
ited ; the patient should drink freely of cold water, say three to 
four quarts per day. This acts as a non-stimulating diuretic 
and a mild laxative. The condition of the bowels must be looked 
after. If constipation exists, a saline cathartic should be given, 
such as Epsom salts, cream tartar, bicarbonate of soda: two of 
the former to one each of the latter makes an excellent cathartic 
in the treatment of gonorrhoea. You will- find in this book for- 
mulas and remedial agents for combating gonorrhoea and all its 
sequels. Do not expect a cure too soon ; be careful of caustic 
injections — once strictured and you are injured for life. 



Gleet. 
This disease is always a sequel of gonorrhoea, which is nothing 
more nor less than a chronic state into which gonorrhoea passes 
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Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. HI 

but sexual excitement should be avoided as it greatly aggravates 
the disease. Owing to the chronic form gleet will not yield as 
readily to treatment as gonorrhoea. In the majority of cases this 
discharge is so obstinate that a variety of treatments have to be 
resorted to before a cure can be effected. — Bex. 



Treatment of Gonorrhoea. 

I see several medical journals are now publishing numerous 
cures for gonorrhoea, and many of the recommendations are to 
my mind very unscientific, and will evidently increase the inflam- 
mation and lengthen the disease. I have never, in thirty-five 
years' practice, had a case of stricture, orchitis, or chordee, where 
I treated the case myself, and I cannot see why such should occur. 

My treatment is : At the beginning I use saline purge as often 
as needed to keep the bowels a little on the loose order, and at 
the same time use injections of tepid water after every passage 
of urine. I keep this up until the inflammatory stage passes, 
which is but a few days. I forbid the use of all stimulating 
drinks or diets, horseback riding or heavy lifting. When the 
inflammation is gone, internally I use : 

R. Tincture cannibis indicse, 2 ounces. 
Bichloride mercury, 3 grains. 

Mix. Sig. — 20 drops in water three times a day. 

As an injection I use : 

R. Fl. ext. hydrastis canadensis, 1 ounce. 
Aqua distilled, 1 scruple. 

After passing urine, wash out with tepid water as before, and 
then use j4 ounce of the above. Always wash out first, so as to 
cleanse the urethra before using the medicine. Usually in from 
six to ten days the patient is well. I sometimes use Kennedy's 
pin us canadensis, in place of the hydrastis. — J. A. Reagan. 



1 he following injection is recommended : 
R. Liquid vaseline, p. 140. 

Bismuth subnitrate, p. 10. 

Resorcin, p. 3. 

IodoL, p. 1. 
Mix 



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Injection for Gonorrhoea. 
A new specific for gonorrhoea is a one per cent, solution of 
creosote in a decoction of hamamehs combined with boric acid. 
It is claimed that this will destroy the gonococci in two hours. 



An injection of listerine diluted with five to eleven parts of 
water is a most excellent mode of treatment after the acute stage 
has passed. The following prescription has been used with great 
success : 

R. Soda biborate, iy 2 drachms. 
Morphia, 5 grains. 
Listerine, 2 ounces. 
Water, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject in small quantities into the urethra three 
times a day. 

Excellent Anti-Gonorrhcea Injection. 

First, lukewarm water, then iodoform finely powdered and 
suspended in oil of sweet almonds. 

Lafayette Mixture. 
This name has been applied to the following formula for a 
compound mixture of copaiba: 

R. Copaiba, 1 ounce. 

Liq. potassae, 2 fluid drachms. 
Spir. seth. nitrosi, 1 fluid ounce. 
Spir. lavand. comp., 2 fluid ounces. 
Syr. acacia?, 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A tablespoonful three times a day in gonorrhoea. 
In compounding, first rub together the copaiba and the solution 
•of potassa, then add the other ingredients. 



R. Liquoris potassas, 1 fluid drachm. 
Balsami copaiba, ]/ 2 fluid ounce. 
Tincturae cubebre, 6 fluid drachms. 
Liquoris morphinas sulphatis, 1 fluid ounce. 
Aquae camphors, add quantity sufficient to make 6 fluid 
ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful four times a day. 

— D. Hayes Agncw. 



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Prof. Schrimmer advises — 

R. Salicylate of mercury, 1-6 grain. 
Kennedy's pinus can., y 2 ounce. 
Distilled water, 3^ ounces. 
Mix. Sig. -^Inject three times a day. 



Med. prop. — Tonic, alterative to mucous membrane. Dose, 1 

R. Pulv. cubeb., 2 grains. 

Bals. copaib. solid, 1 grain. 
Ferri sulph., y 2 grain. 
Terebinth, venet., 1% grains. 



Chronic Gonorrhoea. 

R. Cresoti, 10 minims. 
Fl. ext. hamamelidis, 
Fl. ext. hydrastis canad., each 15 minims. 
Aquae rosae, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject. 



R. Lithiated hydrangea (Lambert), 8 ounces. 
Ext. gelsimii fl., 15 drops. 
Mix. Sig. — Two teaspoonfuls foui times a day in a wine- 
glass of water. 



R. Oil copaibae, 

Oil cubebae, each 2 drachms. 
Liquor potassae, 3^ drachms. 
Tinct. aurantii, 3 drachms. 
Syrupi simplicis, 2 ounces. 

Aq. menth. pip., quantity sufficient to make 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Two tablespoonfuls three times daily. 
As an injection, he regards the liquor potassa permanganatis 
(3 drachms to 6 ounces of water) as by far the best injection, 
and it has the great advantage of being serviceable all through 
the acute stages of gonorrhoea. It should be used very 
frequently, and subsequently a li tie zinc sulphate may be added 
with benefit. 



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For Gonorrhoea. 
R. Sodii bromidi, 1% drachms. 
Potas. acetatis, 2 drachms. 
f*^ Ext. gelsemiifl., 1 fluid drachm. 

Syrupi, 1 fluid ounce. • 

Aq. camphorae, add 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — ]/ 2 fluid ounce in a glass of water every four 
hours for ordinary cases. 

Injection for Gonorrhoea. 

The injection I have used in cases of acute and subacute 
gonorrhoea for more than a year, with the most gratifying results, 
especially to the patients, who have recovered in from two to 
seven days, is the following: 

R. Rescorcin, 1 drachm. 

Acid, boracic, 20 grains. 
Zinci acetatis, % to l / 2 grain. 
Aqua distil., 4 ounces. 
Mix. 

Of this solution two teaspoonfuls are injected three times 
daily. The germicides, resorcine and boracic acid are so slightly 
astringent that it requires the additional zinc salt to restore 
capillary tenacity. This injection is quite or nearly painless . 

In the treatment of the later stage of subacute and chronic 
gonorrhoea, without stricture or granuloma as a complicating 
factor, I have had the happiest results follow the use of the fol- 
lowing injection: 

R. Hydrarg. chlor. corrosivi, ^ to ]/ 2 grain. 
Zinci chloridi, ^ to 1 grain. 
Aqua distillat., 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful to be injected well down in the 
urethra three times daily. 



For gonorrhoea not accompanied by stricture, the following 
formula is suggested by a general practitioner as almost specific: 
R. Sulph. hydrastae, 1 scruple. 
Listerine, \y 2 ounces. 

Solution morphia (Magendie's), 5 drachms. 
Water, add quantity sufficient to make 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject one or two drachms three or four times 
daily, and retain in urethra three to five minutes. 






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The following prescription usually cures gonorrhoea in four or 
five days, without any other treatment: 
R. Listerine, 3 ounces. 

Morph. sulph., 3 grains. 
Aquae, 5 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject three or four times a day. 



R. Borate soda, 

Zinci sulph., each 1 ounce, 
Aquas, 2 pints. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject 3 or 4 times per day. 



The choicest of gonorrhoeal treatment : 

R. Infusion Piute spirit plant, 1 ounce. 
Aq. font., 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject and hold in for three minutes after each 
urination. Also take one pill Piute spirit plant every six hours. 
In from three to five days your case is usually well. 



Why so Many Doctors Fail to Cure Gonorrhoea. 

Why is it that so many doctors fail in curing a simple case of 
gonorrhoea ? Simply because they instruct their patients to use 
frequently a good injection, but too strong, twice or three times 
a day; and instead of allaying the irritation in a delicate, sensi- 
tive urethra, augment it. Whatever solution is used, employ 
frequently, and irrigate the canal from the external meatus to 
the membranous portion. The greatest local factor and sheet 
anchor in my practice is nitrate of silver, one-fourth of a grain to 
one ounce of rose water. When the patient has nothing else to 
do, let him use it thoroughly. I am speaking of the subacute 
stage. Give ten grain doses of bicarb, potass., suspended acacia 
in water or slippery elm, four or five times a day, to render the 
urine alkaline. Forbid all spirituous liquors, and enjoin perfect 
rest, if possible. — K. 



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Treatment of Gonorrhoea in its First Stages. 
If the doctor will try the following remedies he will not be 
disappointed at the result: 

R. Ol. sandalwood, 2 drachms. 
Liq. potass., 2 drachms. 
Sacch. alb., 3 drachms. 
Gum acacise, 3 drachms. 
Aquae cinnamon, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Make solution. Sig. — Teaspoonful once each day. 
R. Plumbi acet., 8 grains. 
Zinci sulph., 8 grains. 
Morph. sulph., 1 grain. 
Aqu?e rosae n\, 8 ounces. 
Mix. Make solution. Sig. — Inject once each day. 



Excellent prescription for gonorrhoea, but, alas, was green 
enough to pay for it myself : 

R. Bal. copaib., 1 ounce. 

Spts. turpentine, l / 2 ounce. 
Tr. cubebs, l / 2 ounce. 
Spts. lavend. comp., y> ounce. 
Syr. simp., 2 ounces. 
Mix, and then add : 

Aquae dist., 6 ounces. 
Sulph. acid. c. p., 25 drops. 
Sig. — Teaspoonful every fourth hour; the mixture to be well 
shaken before taken. 



R. Pinus canadensis, ab., 6 drachms. 
Bismuth subnit., 2 drachms. 
Aqua rosa, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject three times a day after micturition. 

R. Balsam copaib., 1 drachm. 
Liq. potassae, 1 drachm. 
Ol. menth. pip., 2 drops. 
Sacch. albae, 6 drachms. 
Ext. glycrrh., y 2 drachm. 
Ft. emulsion, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful four or five times a day. Injections 
can be used once or twice a day after the patient has urinated. 



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R. Balsam copaiba^, 2 ounces. 
Fl. ext. cubebs, 2 ounces. 
Spts. nitre dulc, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful after each meal, and at bedtime. 
Do not give a part of this prescription and omit the other, if 
you wish to be pleased with the result. 



Lead, 2 drachms to 1 pint of water, as a wash. 



As an injection, 1 to 2 drachms to water 4 ounces. For ex- 
ample : 

R. Fluid hydrastis, 1 to 2 drachms. 

Water, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject one drachm night and morning, after uri- 
nating. 

R. Hoffman's anodyne, 2 ounces. 
Sweet spts. nitre, 2 ounces. 
Bal. cop., 2 ounces.* 
Mix. Sig. — Eighty drops three times a day. 



R. Chlor. pot., 40 grains. 
Quinine, 16 grains. 
Arom. sul. acid, 10 drops. 
Dissolve quinine in acid, mix with eight ounces of dist. water 
and add chlorate pot. Sig. — Inject three times a day, urinating 
first. 



Dr. Roberts Bartholow's formula for the use of hydrastia 
suiph. in gonorrhoea, after the acute stage has passed : 
R. Hydrastia sulph., pure, 10 grains. 
Mucilage acacia, 2 ounces. 
Aqua rosse, 4 ounces. 
Mix. 



Permanganate of Potassium in Gonorrhoea. 
The use of an injection of solution of permanganate of potas- 
sium is said to be popular with Vienna physicians, just now, in 
the treatment of gonorrhoea, but Prof. Zeissl considers that the use 
of too strong solutions has been the cause of stricture. He says 
that in many cases the sixth of a grain in two ounces of water 
will be curative. 



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R. Corrosive sub., 2 grains. 
Potass, iod., 4 drachms. 
Ext. stillingise, fl., 1 ounce. 
Ext. taraxaci, fl., 1 ounce. 
Syr. sarsaparil. co., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three or four times each day. 



Gonorrhoea Suppositories. 

Dr. D. W. C. Wade considers this affection to be a fermenta- 
tive disease. He proposes the following plan of treatment,, 
which has a very strong support from a clinical standpoint. 
Take of: 

R. Powdered iodoform, 2 drachms. 
Subnitrate of bismuth, 2 drachms. 
Hydrate of chloral, 15 grains. 
Morphia, 5 grains. 
Oil of rose geranium, 20 drops. 
Cacao butter, 1 ounce. 
Mix and divide into twenly-four suppositories one-eighth of 
an inch in diameter. Directions, one to be'pushed into urethra 
three times daily. 



Alkaline Injections for Gonorrhoea. 

Weak injections of bicarbonate of soda 5 grains to 1 pint 
water are often efficacious in gonorrhoeal and other inflammatory 
urethral discharges. The amount of discharge and attendant 
pain rapidly diminish as the urine becomes more alkaline. Pus 
from the inflamed urethra is distinctly acid as a rule, especially 
at the onset. 



R. Cannabis indica, 
Tinct. gelseminum, 
Oil sandalwood (yellow), 
Oil erigeron, each y 2 ounce. 
Simple syrup, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times a day. 






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R. Zinci iodid., 5 grains. 

Bismuthi subnit., 2 scruples. 
Mucil. gum acac, iyi drachms. 

Aqua dist., add quantity sufficient to make 3 ounces. 
To be well shaken. 

Mix. Sig. — To be injected after each urination. 
This is the strength most generally serviceable, but may be 
-varied according to the judgment of the prescriber. 



R. Balsam copaiba, 3 ounces. 
Spt. nit. dulc, 1 ounce. 
Spt. lavender, 1 ounce. 
Olei terbinth., 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Take one teaspoonful twice a day. 



Gonorrhoea, Leucorrhcea, Gleet, etc. 

The cases were of long standing, and had resisted all of the 
remedies used, which was very nearly if not all of them usually 
prescribed. I prescribed as follows: 

R. Kennedy's ext. pinus canadensis (dark), 2 ounces. 
Water, 2 ounces. 

Mix. Sig. — Of this use injection three times a day. 

The effect was prompt and permanent. In gonorrhoea, leucor- 
rhcea and gleet it acts like magic. 



R. Extract pinus canadensis (white), 2 ounces. 
Glycerine, yi ounce. 
Aquae, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject three times a day after urinating. 



R. Pinus canadensis, 2 ounces. 
Glycerine, 1 ounce. 
Port w r ine, 2 ounces. 
Hydrastia sulph., 4 grains. 
Aquae distill., 2 ounces. 
For gonorrhoea, I ordered an injection three or four times 
dailv. 



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In gonorrhoea, after the acute stage* has passed, also in gleet, 
use the following: 

R. Hydrastia (berberina) sulph., i drachm. 
Mucil acacia, 4 ounces. 
Mix. — A half ounce as an injection. 



Try Donovan's sol., ten drops three times a day, for gleet. 
Patient will be rewarded for his trial. 



Hydrastis Canadensis. 
Hydrastis canadensis (fluid extract) is an excellent local ap- 
plication in cervicetis, endometritis and vaginitis, the one great ob- 
jection to its use being its staining properties. In gonorrhoea the 
fluid extract mixed with mucilage, as thick as can be used by 
injection, is of much service. It should be retained in the 
urethra for some time, and the urethra should be previously 
cleansed with water or a solution of sodium chloride. 

R. Hyd. chlor. cor., 5 grains. 
Balsam copaiba, 6 drachms. 
Holland gin, 15 ounces. 
Throw the syringe away, and give a teaspoonful of the above 
three times a day, before meals, debarring the patient the use of 
grease or salt for a few days. 



A good injection for chronic gonorrhoea : 

R. Chloral hydratis, 1 drachm. 
Aquas, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as an injection three times a day. 

Bal. copaiba is recommended as an injection for vaginitis, 
gonorrhoea, etc. 

R. Zinci sulphat., 4 grains. 
Zinci oxidi, 2 drachms. 
Ext. hydrastis fl., 4 fluid drachms. 
Glycerini, 4 fluid drachms. 
Aquae camphore, 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as an injection three times daily. 



Dr. Sudduth, of Philadelphia, says: Fournier's statistics, as 
to the class of women from whom gonorrhoea is most frequently 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 151 

derived, are interesting, Out of 387 cases in which males had. 
contracted gonorrhoea, there were from 

Public prostitutes, 12 

Clandestine prostitutes, 44 

Kept- women, 138 

Shop girls, 126 

Domestics, 41 

Married women, 26 

Thus, it will be seen that, out of the whole number, with the 
exception of 38, the remainder were those generally considered 
as coming under the " soft snap " head. 



GASTRITIS. 

Gastric Ulcer. 
Ulcers of the stomach are far more frequent on the posterior 
w r all of the organ than elsewhere. Next in frequency they occur 
on the lesser curvature, still less on the pylorus, and least of all 
on the posterior and anterior surfaces. The principal diagnostic 
points are localized pain, tenderness on pressure, and the time of 
vomiting. Rest is of the first importance during treatment; and 
nutritive injections keep up the strength, while, if they do not 
afford the pleasure of digestion, they certainlv spare us many of 
its pains. Iodoform and iodol seem to be of some service, as 
also bismuth, soda and morphia. But rest gives a chance to the 
vis medicatrix naturce. As for diet, pounded beef steak, eggs 
and arrowroot, with pancreatine, pepsine or papoid, can be 
readilv assimilated. 



Mercurial Stomatitis — Prevention of. 

R. Potass, chlor., 6 drachms. 

Powd. cinchonae, 1 j4 drachms. 
Powd. catechu., 1 y 2 drachms. 
Prepared chalk, 2)/ 2 drachms. 
Tannin, 15 grains. 
Ess. mint., 5 drops. 
By rubbing the teeth and gums with this powder, morning 
and evening, the stomatitis which follows the prolonged use of 
mercury may often be prevented. 



152 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

A Gargle for Stomatitis. 
R. Tannin, 2 drachms. 

Tinct, iodine, 4 scruples. 
lod. potass., 1 scruple. 
Tinct. myrrh., 4 scruples. 
Rose water, 8 ounces. 
A dessertspoonful, in a small glassful of warm water, is used 
to wash the mouth with thoroughly every morning. 



Chronic Gastric Ulcer. 
R. Creosoti, 4 minims. 
Aquae, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful at a dose. 



The want of an acid is indicated. 

R. Potass, acetat., 1 drachm. 

Acid muriat., 30 drops. 

Tinct. nucis vom., 10 drops. 

Aquae, quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every three or four hours. 

In addition the patient could take : 

R. Ext. powd. pepsine or lactopeptine, 2 drachms. 
Subnit. bismuth, 1 ]/ 2 drachms. 
Mix. Divide into 25 powders. Sig. — Give one powder after 
each meal. 

The above prescription will be found useful in dyspepsia and 
other difficulties of the stomach. 



Arsenic has been proved to be wonderfully useful in gastritis. 
A good indication for its administration is when the tongue is 
furred and covered with red papillae. 



For Gastrodynia. 
Insist upon a sufficient supply of good, nutritious food being 
taken, and if necessary use the stomach-pump. 

R. Cocainae hydrochloratis, -^ grain. 
Sig. — To be given every hour, before food. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 153 

R. Ferri sulphatis, 2 grains . 
Acidi sulphurici, 15 minims. 
Magnesias sulphatis, 40 grains. 
Aqua? menthse pip., I fluid ounce. 
Mix. Make ointment. Sig.— Thrice daily. Light, solid 
food every hour, not exceeding two ounces. No fluids. No veg- 
etables or fruit . Ice to relieve thirst . 



Bismuth and Charcoal. 
R. Bismuth subnitrate, 2 grains 
Willow charcoal, 5 grains. 
Of value in gastric disturbances. 



Acute Gastritis. 
Prof. Da Costa directs the following treatment : Keep the 
stomach absolutely at rest, not giving anything but iced liquids ; 
nourish by the bowel ; give hypodermics of morphia over the 
stomach ; calomel in % gr. doses every few hours. Bismuth in 
decided doses. 



R. Sod. salicyl., 5 drachms. 
Aq. dest., 3^ ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — The mouth is to be washed with this at intervals 
of two or three hours . 



COUT. 

R. Tincturse colchici seminis, 15 minims. 
Magnesii carbonatis, 6 grains. 
Magnesii sulphatis, 30 grains. 

Aquae menthse piperitse, add quantity sufficient to 
make 1 fluid ounce. 
Make draught. Sig. — Repeat according to circumstances. 

— LP) (ive 1 's ity Hosf it a 1 . 

P'l Anthrosia — 

Acid salicylic, 
Ext. colchicum, 
Ext. phytolacca, 
Res. podophylli, 
Quinine, 
Pulv. capsicum. 
Sig. — Three pills three times a day, - one hour before meals. 



1 



15 If. Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Dr. Loomis suggests the following formula for gout: 
R. Extract colchici acetic, i grain. 
Extract aloes, i grain . 
Ipecac pulv., i grain. 
Hydrargyrr chloridi mitis, i grain . 
Extract nucis vomicae, *^ to y 2 grain. 
Mix. Make i pill. To be taken every four hours until 
purgation occurs. 



Prof. Da Costa says : Never use cold applications in the local 
treatment of gout ; they may cause retrocession and cerebral 
symptoms which are dangerous. 



R. Ext. cimicif ugfie, \ x / 2 fluid drachms. 
Vini colchici rad., x / 2 ounce. 
Chionia, I ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three hours. 



Gout Mixture. 

R. Potassi iodidi, i drachm. 
Vini sem. colch., r ounce. 
Tinct. cimicifugiP, 2 ounces. 
Tinct. stromonii, y> ounce. 
Tinct. opii camph., 1 J^ ounces. 
Mix. Teaspoonful every four hours. 



The following prescription is for the relief of gout, which, it 
is stated, gives satisfactory results in acute and subacute cases, re- 
lieving the pain almost immediately, reducing swellings and rais- 
ing the proportion of urea in the urine from 50 to 100 per cent. 
The formula is as follows : 

R. Ammon. chloridi, 4 drachms. 
Potass, chloratis, 2 drachms. 
Glycerine, 12 drachms. 
Tinct. iodii, 2 drachms. 
Aqua, ad. 12 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Two tablespoonfuls every third, fourth and sixth 
hour. 






Br, King's Medical Prescriptions. 155 

Goitre. 
R. Extract belladonnas fl., 2 drachms. 
Ung. iod., 1 ounce. 
Ung. hydrarg., 2 drachms. 
Pulv. camph., 2 scruples. 
Adepis, 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Rub gently twice a day. 

Give internally iod. of potas. in three grain doses three times 
a day. 



HEMORRHAGE FROM LUNGS. 

A Pill for Haemoptysis. 

R. Extract of kramerige, 1 drachm. 
Ergot, 45 grains. 
Powdered digitalis, 8 grains. 
Extract hyoscyam, 4 grains. 
Divide into twenty pills, of which four or five should be taken 
in the course of twenty-four hours. 



Haemoptysis. 
R. Pulv. aluminis, 1 drachm. 

Acidi sulphurici dilut., 2 drachms. 
Magnesi sulphatis, 3 drachms. 
Aqua, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful in water every two hours. 

Haemoptysis. 
R. Sodii chloridi, y 2 ounce. 

Magnesi sulphatis, 2 ounces. 
Mix, and make into eight powders. Sig. — One powder every 
hour in water. 



Hemorrhage from Lungs. 

We have known ten-drop doses of fluid extract fireweed, every 
two or three hours, to arrest hemorrhage from the lungs when 
everything else had failed. 



Haematemesis is quickly relieved by water swallowed as hot 
as can be borne, in quantities of half a tumblerful at a time. No 
further hemorrhage occurs, and fragments of clots are vomited. 



156 Dr. King's Medical, Prescriptions. 

Haemoptysis. 
R Iodoform, 6 grains. 
Acid tannici, 8 grains. 
Mix, and make into six pills. Sig. — One every two or three 
hours until relieved . 



HEART DISEASE. 

Cardiac Neurasthenia. 
In some cases of exhaustion from continuous overwork, the 
symptoms center chiefly about the heart. The svmptoms are 
feeble cardiac action, giddiness, weakness, intermittent beat. Pal- 
pitations, dyspnoea, and even syncope may be present. A physi- 
cian, who suffered in this way for some time, writes to the British 
Medical Journal that he was relieved entirely by the following 
prescription : 

R. Quin. sulph., 24 grains. 
Mist, camph. ad., 6 ounces. 
Acid hydrobromic. dil., 3 drachms. 
Tinct. digital,, l / 2 ounce. 
Liq. aurant, 1 ounce. 
Tinct. nuc. vom., 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — One-half ounce three limes a day. 



Digitalis. 

We have in digitalis a drug which increases the force of the 
heart-beat and narrows the peripheral circulation, except that of 
the kidneys. It is, therefore, the ideal diuretic so far as the vas- 
cular apparatus goes, for it not only increases the rapidity of the 
renal circulation, but augments its volume. 



Heart Palpitation. 
For the actual heart palpitation, digitalis is of positive service, 
and it combines well with remedies which have tendency to pro- 
mote quickly the cutaneous and renal excretions. Prescribe the 
tincture of digitalis in five or ten minim doses, with half a fluid 
drachm of nitric ether and two fluid drachms of the liquor am- 
monite acetatis. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 157 

Heart Disease. 
R. Extracti aconiti radicis fluidi, ^fluid drachm. 
Vini antimoni, y 2 fluid drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — From ten to fifteen drops three times a day. [In 
pericarditis, with great pain. 

— Rust. 



R. Pulveris digitalis, 5 grains. 
Pulveris scillae, 10 grains. 
Piluhv hydrargyri, 1 drachm. 
Make into mass and divide into ten pills. Sig. — Take^one pill 
three times daily. [In palpitation, with anasarca.) 

— Baillic. 



Caffein in the Treatment of Heart Disease. 
M. Lepine, in Lyon Medical, strongly advocates the use of 
caffein in the treatment of heart troubles, in which digitalis is 
usually found valuable. He gives it in much larger doses than 
is generally recommended by the books ; his doses range from 
nine to thirty grains. He finds it to retard the action and in- 
crease the force of the heart better than [digitalis ;~it is more 
speedily eliminated from the system, is better tolerated and acts 
more quickly. 



Palpitation of the Heart. 
R. Specific tr. nucis vom., 2 drachms. 
Aqua, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful repeated four times each day. 

HEMORRHOIDS. 

Decoction of White Oak Bark in Internal Hemorrhoids. 

R. White oak bark, 2 ounces. 
Water, 2 pints. 
Mix. Boil till there is one pint, then strain and have the 
patient inject three or four ounces night and morning, and retain it 
for from ten to twenty minutes. 

By this treatment the piles shrivel up and all hemorrhage 
ceases, and the patient will soon get well. In cases of piles 
where there is great itching around the anus, this remedy works 



158 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

very quickly, often relieving afier two ort hree injections. This 
decoction is of much benefit in prolapsus recti, and I venture to 
say that there is no one remedy that will give you such good re- 
sults in piles and prolapsus as white oak bark. Try it. 



A Good Remedy for Piles. 

R. Alum (exsiccated), i drachm. 
Apple vinegar, J ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Use at night on a soft piece of linen or cotton 
and introduce into rectum. 

Itching Piles. 
R. Argent, nit., 6 grains. 
Morph. sulph., 6 grains. 
Ext. hyoscyami, 12 grains. 
Acid, tannic, 15 grains. 
Cerat. simp., 1 ounce. 
Make into ointment. Sig. — Apply a small quantity of the 
ointment night and morning. 

Bathe the parts well in cold water before making the applica- 
tion. 



Piles. 
R. Ol. pennyroyal, 2 drachms. 
Ol. copaiba, J ounce. 
Sweet cream, 6 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Bathe well with cold water morning and evening, 
and apply remedy, shaking well before fusing, also by introduc- 
ing linger into the rectum, and apply it thoroughly. 

Proper attention to diet and bowels, and faithful adherence to 
treatment will effect a permanent cure. 

Treatment of Hemorrhoids. 

R. Iodoform, 30 grains. 

Ext. hyoscyamus solid, 18 grains. 

Cacao butter, 

Spermaceti, quantity sufficient to make suppositories. 

Mix. Sig. — Introduce one into the rectum night and morning. 

This suppository, with the addition of solid extract belladonna 
in the proportion of one-half grain to a suppository, is also a 
very satisfactory mode of treatment for enlarged prostate. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 159 

Bleeding Piles. 
R. Glycyrrh., 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — To be taken night and morning in wineglass of 
ivater. 

Use locally: 

R. Ergotine, 30 grains. 

Acid carbol., 10 drops, 
Glycyrrh,, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply locally after each stool. 



Itching Piles. 

R. Acid murias., 3 drachms. 
Aqua, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Wash affected parts three times a day, and after 
each washing apply thoroughly to diseased parts. 
R. Amm. mercury, 40 grains. 
Calomel, 2 drachms 
Simple cerate, 1 ounce. 



Laxative in Hemorrhoidal Affections. 

R. Potass, bitart., 

Sulph. pulv., each one ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful in water before breakfast. 



Prompt relief to hemorrhoids will be given by using the fol- 
lowing : 

R. Bal. copaiba, y 2 ounce. 
Oh hedeomae, y 2 ounce. 
Cremor dulc., \ l / 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to the hemorrhoids ad lib., introducing 
the finger up the bowel, if required. 



Painful Hemorrhoids. 

Anoint the inflamed pile several times a day with fluid extract 
garlic, 1 part ; glycerine, 2 parts. Mix. If the pile is internal, 
about one drop is injected within the sphincter ani. 



160 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Itching Piles. 

R. Linseed oil, 

Aqua calcis, equal parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject into the rectum as often as there is any- 
itching ; or you may try a strong solution of chloride sodium in 
the same way, and report your success. 



Hemorrhoids. 
R. Ergoti.ne, 2 fluid drachms. 

Sulphate of morphine, 6 grains. 
Lanolin, l troy ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — To be used locally. 



Hemorrhoids. 

R. Ext. phytolacfe, i ounce. 
Ext. belladonna, io grains. 
Adipis, i ounce. 
Mix and make into ointment. Sig. — Apply night and morning, 



Hemorrhoids. 
R. Atropia, 2 grains. 

Ferri per chloride, l / 2 drachm. 
Simp, cerate, ]/ 2 ounce. 
Mix and make ointment. Sig. — Apply two or three times a 
day. 



HIVES OR URTICARIA. 

Urticaria. 
The following is frequently used: 
R. Listerine, I ounce. 

Chloral hydrate, ]/ 2 drachm. 
Biborate of soda, 2 drachms. 
Water, 5 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply externally. 






Chronic Urticaria, or Chronic Hives. 
Unna says that salicylate of sodium and atropiae sulphate are 
the most reliable remedies that we have in chronic urticaria. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 161 

•iFor Urticaria. 

A cure for urticaria, febris rubra prurigino : 

R. Axidi sulphurici diluti, 

Aceti vini, each quantity sufficient. 
Wash the affected parts. 

R. Sulphuris, y 2 ounce. 

Vaselini carbolati, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Anoint well after each washing. Use three to 
four times a day. 



Hives. 

Bold hives, or urticaria. It is an eruption upon the skin, char- 
acterized by the development of white or pink wheals, with 
stinging sensation. 

We suggest the following treatment : 
R. Pulv. pilocarpi., 

Ext. guaiaci, each 18 grains. 
Lithii benzoatis, 35 grains. 
Mix. — Make 12 pills. Sig. — One pill two to four times a day. 
R. Acidi carbolici, i}4 drachms. 
Gylcerini, 2 fluid drachms. 
Alcoholis, 8 fluid ounces. 
Aquee amygdal, amar., 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a wash twice daily. 



Infantile Urticaria. 

In infantile urticaria, Dr. Deligny recommends the inunction 
every evening of the following ointment : 

R. Chloral hydrat., 4 parts. 
Pulv. camphor, 4 parts. 
Pulv. gum. acaciae, 4 parts. 
Ung. simplex., 30 parts. 
Rub the first three substances together until liquefaction oc- 
curs, and then add the simple ointment. 

This combination calms the itching, allows ^he child to obtain 
sleep, and does away with the scratching which gives rise to such 
distressing effects in this disease. In the morning the skin should 
be anointed with a one per cent, mixture of carbolic acid in 
glycerine of starch. 



162 Dr. King's Medwal Prescriptions. 

* 

Urticaria. — See also Pruritus. 
R. Acidi benzoici, 10 to 20 grains. 
AqujB destillate, 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix and make lotion. (To allay itching in chronic cases.) 

Ringer. 



HEMATURIA. 

Malarial Heematuria. 

R. Hyd. chlo. mit., 10 grains. 
Sacch., 10 grains. 
Sodre bicarb., to grains. 
Mix; divide into two powders. Sig. — One every hour, and if it 
•does not operate in eight hours, give a dose of Epsom salts. 
R. Quinia 4 sulph., 30 grains. 
Strychnia- sulph., ] 4 ' grain. 
Mix; divide in 10 pills. Sig. — One every four hours until the 
patient is well under the influence of the strychnia, and then be- 
gin with quinia in heroic doses every four hours. Add a little 
pepsin to each dose. 



Heematuria. 
R. Sod. hyposulp., 30 grains. 
Aquae, 1 drachm. 

Dissolve and add ext. buchu fl., 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — This dose every three hours. 



HERNIA. 

Hernia Reduced. 
According to the statement of Geo. H. Stroup, of Pennsly- 
vania, he never has failed to relieve any case of hernia, even after 
failure of taxis and other plans, bv the following : Place a piece 
of absorbent cotton over the tumor and saturate with ether. He 
says no operation for hernia will ever be needed when this plan 
is followed for sufficient time. 



Cough as a Means of Reducing Hernia. 
Dr. Vandenabeele, in Archiv Men 1 . Beige, reports an interesting 
case of strangulated hernia in which, after repeated taxis had 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 163 

failed, the intestine slipped back into the abdominal cavity 
during a violent lit of coughing. In the course of five years he 
has reduced in this manner five femoral hernias in females and 
nine inguinal hernias in males, after taxis had proved unsuccess- 
ful. The mechanism of this procedure is probably that the 
hernial aperture is dilated by the coughing and strangulation re- 
leased, so that the gases in the loop of intestine are afforded 
free exit, thus relieving the distention. 



Strangulated Hernia. 

Ether irrigations are an excellent means of accomplishing re- 
duction. Pour a teaspoonful of ether over the hernial tumor 
every fifteen minutes to half an hour, covering it with compresses 
during the intervals. Usually two ounces used this way will cause 
the intestinal loop to slip down into the abdominal cavity; some- 
times slight pressure will aid it. Irrigation with a small jet of 
ether combined with taxis at same time will often give striking 
results. 



HYSTERIA. 



Dr. W. Goodell recommends for hysteria: 

i. Firm pressure over both ovaries. This often quiets. 

2. Administer an emetic of ipecac, and tartar emetic. A 
woman under the influence of an emetic has no opportunitv to 
think of anything but nausea. 

3. Apply a good sized piece of ice to the back of the neck. 
[Hysteria must be under the control of the will, and that 

which attrr.cts the attention cures the patient.] 



Five-minim doses of tincture of cimicifuga will often relieve 
hysterical symptoms simulating chorea, which sometimes occur 
during uterine excitement. 



Gelsemium is a good remedy for hysterical women with rigid 
os, attended with much nervous excitement. In such cases it 
should be used in the fluid extract or tincture. The sedative 
action of the drug will then come into play. 



164 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Globus Hystericus. 
R. Sulph. pether, 2 drachms. 

Fl. ext. yerba santa, 2 ounces. 
Arom. spts. ammonia, y 2 ounce. 
Syr. simp., 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Half teaspoonful when indicated to control par- 
oxysms. 

A few hours only required to relieve the patient. 

Hysteria. 
R. Zinci valerianatis, 9 grains. 

Pulveris tragacanthce, l /> drachm. 
Mix and divide in 12 pills. Sig. — Take one pill night and 
morning. (With headache.) — Vevay. 



HYDROCELE. 

Dr. Walker, in operating for the radical cure of hydrocele, 
injected by mistake two drachms of liquor ergota' purificatus- 
instead of, as was intended, that amount of tincture of iodine, 
and did not discover his mistake until he returned home. He, 
therefore, bore the case in mind and expected a return of the 
effusion as the patient was an old man, and had previously 
undergone repeated operations. To his surprise, a permanent 
cure resulted. Acting uoon this hint, he employed it in two 
other cases with perfect satisfaction. He now considers it the 
best remedy known for that condition. 



I saw Mr. E. W., June 28th, 1882, who had been suffering 
from hydrocele for two or three years, and had been repeatedly 
treated with the iodine injection, after evacuating the serous fluid 
with the trocar and canula, only to return in a short time. 

I had the scrotum, which then contained about eight fluid 
ounces of serous fluid, enveloped in flannel, saturated with: 
R. Ext. Jamaica dogwood fl., 2 ounces. 
Tinct. iodine, 2 ounces. 

Mix. Sig. — Apply four or five times a day. 

Bathing it in with a warm peachtree-leaf poultice; with the 
satisfaction of seeing the scrotum reduced to its normal size in 
a short time, and there has never been any return of the serous- 
fluid. Used tonics. 






Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 165 

HEADACHE. 

/Etheris, 

Spiritus ammonia aromatici, each I fluid drachm. 
Aqua? camphone, 10 fluid drachms. 
Tincturse cardamomi compositie, i fluid drachm. 
Mix for draught. Sig. — Take two to three times a day. ( In 
nervous headache.') — Brandc. 

Half a grain of cannabis indica, night and morning, is useful 
in persistent headache. 

Neuralgia of the Head. 
Moisten cotton well, and introduce into the previously cleaned 
ear of the patient, with the following lotion; he will be sur- 
prised with the miraculous effects : 

R. Ext. belladonnas, fl., 
Ext. viburnum op. fl., 
Ext. gelsem. semp., equal parts. 
Mix. 

By its local action on dental branches of quintus trigemini. 
It will relieve in the same way, even toothaches in the worst 
form in less than five minutes. 



For headache, use the following: 

R. Muriate ammonia, 3 drachms. 

Acetate morphia, 1 grain. 

Citrate caffeine, 30 grains. 

Aromatic spirits ammonia, 1 drachm. 

Elixir of guarana, 4 ounces. 

Rose water, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A dessertspoonful every ten or twelve minutes 



Headache Accompanying Puerperal Convulsions. 
I have been using your preparations for some time in my 
daily practice, especially Peacock's Fucus Marina. 



HICCOUGH. 

Cure for Hiccough. 
Procure a glass of water and pour a little of it down the 
patient's throat. Whilst he is drinking the water he should 
press a finger on the orifice of each ear. By this method you 
tp^n the glottis, and in five seconds the thing is done. 



166 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Medicinal Facts. 

For hiccough, give acid acetic four drops on a lump of sugar; it 
will cure it. Tincture sanguinaria, ten drops, in two ounces of 
sweetened water, which arrested the hiccough instantly. Then 
give one-half ounce of the tincture to be repeated on each re- 
curring paroxysm. The cure was permanent. 



R. Chloral hydrat., 5 grains. 
Sodii bromid., 10 grains. 
Tinct. belladonna, 3 drops. 

Aq. destil., add quantity sufficient to make 1 fluid drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Every four hours. 

— Prof. Da Costa. 



HYDROPHOBIA. 

Carbolic Acid for Dog Bites. 

Carbolic acid has been proposed as a more rational substitute 
for the altogether useless application of nitrate of silver to dog 
bites. It is claimed by an English physician that this acid, 
immediately applied to a wound caused by a rabid dog, would 
entirely preclude the possibility of hydrophobia as a result. 



HEMORRHAGE. 

To Arrest Nasal Hemorrhage. 

We take the following practical suggestion of Prof. John 
Chiene, from the Edinburgh Medical Journal: In persistent 
hemorrhage from the nasal cavity, plugging the posterior nares 
should not be done until an attempt has been made to check the 
hemorrhage by firmly grasping the nose with the ringer and 
thumb, so as to completely prevent any air from passing through 
the cavity in the act of breathing. This simple means, if per- 
sistently tried, will in many cases arrest the bleeding. The 
hemorrhage persists because the clot which forms at the rupture 
in the blood-vessel is displaced by the air being drawn forcibly 
through the cavity in attempts of the patient to clear the nostrils. 
If this air is prevented from passing through the cavity, the clot 
consolidates in position and the hemorrhage is checked. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 167 

Hemorrhage from the womb after parturition is to be con- 
trolled by grasping the uterus through the abdominal walls and 
squeezing it into a state of contraction. A dose or two of ergot 
will keep the organ in a state of contraction. If the ceivix and 
vagina be filled with coagula, the clots may be removed by the 
fingers. 

The Control of Hemorrhage. 
A wad of cotton compressed between the jaws will stop bleed- 
ing from the socket of an extracteo. tooth. 



R. Acidi gallici, 2 drachms. 
Bismuth subnit., y 2 ounce. 
Tinct. cinnamomi, y 2 ounce. 
Ext. ergots fl. (Squibb's), y 2 ounce. 
Syr. aurantii, 2^ ounces. 
Creasoti, 8 drops. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two or three hours. 
And for hemorrhage from the lungs, bladder, or womb, try: 
R. Acidi tannici, 1 drachm. 
Acidi sul. aro., y 2 ounce. 
Ext. ergotae fl. (Squibbs), y 2 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Thirty drops in a wineglassful of lemonade or 
water; repeat the dose in half hour, and hour; then give every 
two hours until checked. 



Menorrhagia. 

R. Aletris cordial, 8 ounces. 
Celerina, 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful four times daily, before meals and 
at bedtime. 



HYPOCHONDRIA. 

R. Liquoris potaissi arsenitis, )A fluid drachm. 
Tincturee opii deodoratae, 1 nuiddrachm . 
Aqua cinnamomi, 14^ fluid drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a teaspoonful three times a day. (In old 
people with gloomy fancies.) —Lemare-Picquot. 



168 Dr. King's Medical, Prescriptions. 

INTUSSUSCEPTION. 

R. Sodii bicarbonatis, 2 to 3 scruples. 
Aqua, 6 fluid ounces. 
Dissolve and make enema. Sig. — Inject and follow immedi- 
ately with — 

R. Acidi tartarici pulverizati, 35 to 16 grains. 
Aqua, 4 fluid ounces. ; 
Dissolve and make into enema. Sig. — Inject immediately 
after the foregoing. ( The effervesa nee will causi the bowel to dis- 
tend.) ' — Bartholow. 

IRITIS. 

Trachoma. 
R. Plumbi acetas, 5 grains. 
Zinci sulph., 3 grains. 
Morph. sulph., \ grain. 
Saccharum ref., teaspoonful. 
Aqua?, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Shake the bottle and drop one drop in the eye 
two or three times a day. 



Therapeutics of Iritis. 
In syphilitic iritis, mercury is of the greatest value ; but when 
the inflammation attacks the retina, later on, iodide of sodium or 
potassium is more efficacious. 



Phlyctenular Conjunctivitis. 
Prof. Keyser prescribes as follows : 

R. Hydrargyri oxidi flavi, % grain. 
Adipis benzoati, 1 drachm. 



Golden Eye- Water. 
R. Sulphate of hydrastia, 2 grains. 
Distilled water, 1 ounce. 
Make solution. This is an excellent wash for inflamed and 
granulated lids. 

For Granulated Eyelids. 
R. Acidi borici, 3 drachms. 
Acidi tannici, 10 grains. 
Iodoformi, 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply once daily. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 169 

An Eye Wash. 

A safe, cheap and good eye-wash is made by putting one 
■drachm of the crystals of boracic acid into one pint of soft boiled 
water; keep in a cool place, and bathe the eyes" with three 01 
four tablespocnfuls of the medicated water, as hot as can be en- 
dured, three or four times a day, letting some of the fluid get 
into the affected eye each time. The above is applicable in 
almost every case of inflammation of the conjunctiva, acute, 
subacute or chronic. 



R. Zinci acet., 2 grains. 

Morph. sulph., 2 grains. 
Aquae, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — A few drops in the eyes three times a day. 



For syphilitic iritis Prof. Keyser prescribed : 
R. Potass, iodid., 4 drachms. 

Hydrarg. biniod., 2 grains. 

Succ. alterantis, 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — 1 fluid drachm thrice daily. 



R. Hydrarg. ox. flav., y 2 grain. 
Atropiae sulph., % grain. 
Olei morrhupe, 30 drops. 
Ung. petrolei, 1 drachm. 
Ol. rosas, quantity sufficient. 
Mix. Useful for conjunctivitis, or for keratitis, or as an appli- 
cation to the eye-lashes. 



Iritis. 

R. Atropine sulphatis, 2 grains. 
Aquas destillatse, y 2 fluid ounce. 
Mix. — Drop into the eye twice daily, continuing for a week. 

— Keyser. 



INDIGESTION. 

Creosote in Flatulence. 
Creosote (especially wood creosote) is a first-rate remedy in 
flatulence, in doses of 2 to 3 grains during the day, in pills. 



170 Dr. King^s Medical Prescriptions. 

For flatulence, sour eructations and swelling of the stomach- 
after meals the following is excellent. 

R. Chloroform, i ounce. 

Sig. — Twenty drops in a little sweetened water five or ten- 
minutes after meals. 



In certain cases, where the stomach is irritable, tongue red 
and dry, small doses of terpene hydrate will afford much relief 
and seems to hurry up convalescence. The terpene hydrate 
may be given, as in the following prescription: 
R. Terpene hydrate, 10 grains. 
Bismuthi s. nit., 40 grains. 
Pepsini, 10 grains. 
Mix and make 20 capsules. Sig. — One every three or four 
hours to a child eight or ten years old. 



Indigestion. 

R. Tinct. hydrastis, 2 ounces. 

Tinct. nucis vom., 3 drachms. 
Glycerine, 2 ounces. 
Aqu;e, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful once in four hours until better; then 
one hour before each meal or three times a day. 



R. Ferri sulph., 24 grains. 

Magnesia* sulph., 6 drachms. 
Acid, sulph. arom., 1 fluid drachm. 
Tinct. zingiberis, 2 fluid drachms. 
Inf. gent. co. vel, 
Inf. quassire, 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One-sixth part twice daily, about eleven and six. 



Remedy for Stomach Trouble. 

R. Ingluvin, 1 drachm. 

Subnitrate of bismuth, 2 drachms. 
Hydrastis pulv., 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Five to eight grains immediately after each meal 









Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 171 

Indigestion and Flatulence. 

R. Pulv. carbo. lig. , I drachm. 
Pulv. pepsin, 36 grains. 
Pulv. capsici, 4 grains. 
Pulv. ipecac, 3 grains. 
Mix and make 12 powders. Sig. — One to be taken after eat- 
ing, in a flour wafer. 

R. Magnessii sulphalis, 1 ounce. 
Ferri sulphatis, 1 drachm. 
.Acidi sulphurici dil., 4 drachms. 
Syr. zingiberis, 1 ounce. 
Aquae, ad., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in water, through a tube, after eating. 



R. Pepsini (Jensen), 3 drachms. 
Acidi tartarici, 5 grains. 
Glycerini, \t/ 2 ounces. 
Vini xerici ad., 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful after each meal. 



To give tonicity to the muscular fibres and aid digestion, we 
have many good mediums and combinations. 

i. Pil. aloin. comp. Aloin., strychnine, belladonna and ipecac 
— one at bedtime or two or three times a day, just sufficient to 
effect one free evacuation daily. 

2. Compound gum pill — asafcetida, myrrh and olabanum, one 
grain each. The latter two gums have an excellent action on 
the stomach and bowels. Some fifteen or twenty years ago 
myrrh alone was lauded very highly in the British medical jour- 
nals, in many forms of dyspepsia, and it should not be lost sight 
of. All these gums exert a force upon the whole alimentary 
canal. 

3. Prof. Dunglison's prescription for atony of the large intes- 
tines is often very useful : 

R. Magnesias sulphat., 1 y 2 ounces. 
Potass, bitart., 1 drachm. 
Ferri sulph., 20 grains. 
Mix, and dissolve in one quart of water. Sig. — A wineglass- 
ful on rising (mornings) . 



172 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions* 

Chloroform Water for Washing Out the Stomach. 

feianchi (Corresp-JBlatt D. Schweiz Aerzte) recommends a two 
per cent, watery solution of chloroform for washing out the 
stomach. It relieves pain, is an effectual anti-fermentative, and 
moderates reflex action of the organ. It is indicated in ammc- 
niacal fermentation, dilatation of the stomach, obstinate vomiting, 
cardialgia, etc. 



SEXUAL DEBILITY OR IMPOTENCY. 

Capsicum is invaluable in the treatment of functional impo- 
tence and the impotence of nervous subjects. It is serviceable 
in chronic constipation, and in hemorrhoids due to relaxed condi- 
tion of the rectal mucous membrane. A gargle composed of 
one drachm of the tincture of capsicum, two drachms of salt, 
and half a pint of water, will be found beneficial in chronic 
pharyngitis, relaxation of the uvula, and in hoarseness duejto 
relaxed vocal cords. 



Functional Impotency. 

Dr. John B. Stonehouse, of Albany, N. Y., advises the follow- 
ing in cases of functional impotency: 

R. Ext. cannabis ind., 10 grains. 
Ext. ergot aqueous, 2 scruples. 
Ext. nucis vomicae, 5 grains. 
Mix and divide into twenty pills. Sig. — One pill morning and 
evening. The treatment must be persevered in for a month or 
six weeks. 



R. Potass, brom., 6 drachms. 

Tinct. nucis vom., i}4 drachms. 
Tinct. cinchonas, ij4 ounces. 
Elix. simp., 2 ounces. 
Aqua dist., 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig.- -A tablespoonful morning, noon and at bedtime. 



Dr. Kings 'Medical Prescriptions. 173 

To relieve the irritability of the bladder and frequent micturi- 
tions,tak e : 

R. Balsam copaiba, 6 drachms. 
Ext. cubebs fl., i ounce. 
Aqua menth. pip., i ounce. 
Syr. sarsaparill. corap., i ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — A tablespoonful after each meal, and then a dose 
once or twice a day until the irritability of the bladder is over- 
come. 

If the above should disagree, let the balsam copaiba be omitted 
or one-half-drachm doses of pulv. cubebs, three times a day, 
substituted for the prescription; but the formula is the best com- 
bination. 



Sexual Debility. 

For sexual debility use the following: 

R. Strychnine, 12 grains. 
Quin. sulph., 120 grains. 
Iron hyd.. 120 grains. 
Mix, and make 240 pills. Sig. — Take one every six hours 
during the day ; and after the system becomes used to them 
take one every four hours. 



Impotence. 

Trv the following treatment for a month or two for sexual 
debility : 

R. Potass, brom., 6 drachms. 
Aqua camph. , 6 ounces. 
Tinct. nucis vom., 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — A tablespoonful morning, noon, and at bedtime. 
After each meal let him take: 

R. Ext. damianse fl., 6 drachms. 
Tinct. cantharides, 1 drachm. 
Tinct. cinchona?, 1 ounce. 
Simp, elix., 2^2 ounces. 
Aquas dist., 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A tablespoonful. 

Avoid the presence of immoral women and alcoholic stimulants. 
Let the diet be strong and nutritious. These prescriptions should 
be used alternately for two weeks at a time, and the damiana in- 
creased to one-drachm doses. 



17b D T - King's Medical Prescriptions. 

For Impotency. 

Dr. L. G. Lircecum writes: 

R. Phosphuret. zinci, 5 grains. 

Ext. cannibis indica, 4 grains. 

Ext. mix vomica, 7 grains. 

Sul. hydrastin, 30 grains. 
Mix, and make thirty pills. Sig. — One three times a day 

For sexual disability Dr. Fallon advises: 
R. Tinct. cantharid., 2 drachms. 

Tinct. phosphorus, 2 drachms. 

Tinct. ferri chloridi, 2 drachms. 

Tinct. nucis vom., 10 drops. 

Aqua, quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three or four times daily. 



INCONTINENCE OF URINE. 

Polygonum punctatum (smart-weed, water pepper). — This 
remedy, according so Dr. Goss, is used in retention of urine, from 
paralysis of the bladder, owing to distention or other causes. 
The aqueous extract is the best for this purpose. It is also a 
very active emmenagogue. 



Incontinence of Urine. 

R. Ext. uvaursi n\, 12 drachms. 
Tinct. ferri chlor., 2 drachms. 
Tinct. nuc. vom., 1 drachm. 
Mix, Sig. — Teaspoonful in cold water at three and nine p. m. 
In stubborn cases, give the medicine at eleven a. m., three and 
eight p. m., until better; then at three and nine p. M. 



Incontinence of Urine. 



The combination of ergot, belladonna and iodide of iron is used 
at Bellevue Hospital, and proves more useful for incontinence of 
the urine than either of the drugs alone, or in any other combina- 
tion which has been tried. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 175 

Incontinence of Urine. 

R. Strych. sulph. ,2 grains. 
Quinine sulph., i scruple. 
Tinct. belladon., 3 drachms. 
Tinct. canthar., 3 drachms. 
Tinct. ferri mur., 3 drachms. 
Aqua, quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times daily. Should strangury 
occur, decrease the dose. 



Strangury. 



R. Balsami copaiba, 

Acidi benzoici, 1 drachm. 
Vitelli unius ovi, 
Aqua camphors, 7 fluid ounces. 
Mix'. Sig. — Take two tablespoonfuls twice a day. [In dy- 
suHa senilis. ) . — Soden. 



Nocturnal Incontinence of Urine. 

A combination of bromide of potassium and tincture of I'bella- 
donna is recommended as superior to either of these agents alone 
Before retiring, ten grains of the bromide should be taken, and 
at the same time from ten to twenty drops of the tincture of bella- 
donna. 



Strangury. 

R. Tincture cannabis indicae, 1 fluid ounce. 
Sig. — Dose a half teaspoonful every few hours. [Especially 
with bloody urine and when due to spinal disease.) 

— Ringer. 



Enuresis. 

Dr. Richards recommends a combination of bromides and 
tincture of belladonna in nocturnal incontinence. He reports two 
immediate cures in boys of twelve years'where the affection had 
lasted from infancy. 



176 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

INSOMNIA. 

Sleeplessness. 
R. Potas. brom., 6 drachms. 

Tinct. digitalis, 5 fluid drachms. 
Elix. simp., 2 fluid ounces. 
Aqua?, 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — 2 fluid drachms every two, three, or four hours. 
In the early stages, if the above does not induce sleep, he gives 
chloral, 15 to 20 grains, at 8 p. m., repeating at 10 p. m. If for 
headache and wakefulness follo.vinga debauch, prescribes — 
R. Camphors monobrom., 1 drachm. 
Confect. rose, quantity sufficient. 
Make mass and make 1? pills. Sig. — One or two as required. 



A Remedy for Sleeplessness. 

Wet half a towel, apply it to the back of the neck, pressing 
it toward the base of the brain, and fasten the dry half of the 
towel over so as to prevent the too rapid exhalation. The effect 
is prompt and charming, cooling the brain, and inducing calmer, 
sweeter sleep than a narcotic. Warm water may be used, 
though most persons prefer cold. To those suffering from over- 
excitement of the brain, whether the result of brain work or 
pressing anxiety, this simple remedy is an especial boon. 



INFLAMMATION-GENERAL. 

A solution of muriate of ammonia in a little alcohol and a 
good deal of vinegar and water is an excellent local application, 
for inflammation generally. A pretty strong solution of the 
same cures hydrocele of infants, and inflammation of the 

testes. 



Gargle for Inflammatory Troubles. 

Abraham Jacobi's "Special:" 
R. Potassii chloratis, 80 grains. 
Tr. ferri chloridi, 160 minims, 
Glycerini, 2 fluid ounces. 

Aqua?, add quantity sufficient to make 8 fluid ounces. 
Dissolve and mix. Used as a gargle and internally in dcses ot 
half ounce. 



Dr. King's Medical descriptions. 177 

Inflammation. 
R. Tinct. aconiti, 16 minims. 
Aq. dest. 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every fifteen minutes for two 
hours, then every hour; in catarrh, tonsillitis and acute sore 
throat. 



LUMBAGO. 

Instantaneous Relief for Lumbago. 

Collodion, tincture of iodine and liq. ammonia, equal parts, to 
be applied widely over the parts with a camel's hair brush. 
This applies to accidental a frigore lumbago or rheumatic pain 
produced by a strain or muscular exertion. 

Lumbago, of rheumatic origin, has been promptly relieved 
by subcutaneous injection of antipyrin, 50 centigrammes being 
the quantity employed. 



For Lumbago. 

R. Tinct. iodi., 1 ounce. 

Aquae ammonia?, 1 ounce. 
Collodii, 1 ounce. 
Mix and make liniment. 



For Neuralgia and Lumbago. 

The pain of lumbar neuralgia is said to yield speedily to' one 
or two local applications of a saturated solution of camphor in 
sulphide of carbon. Lumbago and many cases of subacute 
rheumatism may often be treated satisfactorily by friction with a 
capsicum ointment. 



Lumbago. 

Potassii iodidi, 1 drachm. 
Tincturae opii deodorata*, 2 fluid drachms. 
Spiritus lavandula? compositi, 1 fluid drachm. 
Spiritus petheris nitrosi, J fluid ounce. 
Aquas destillatpe, 12 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take two tablespoonfuls twice daily. 

— Sir B. Brodie. 



178 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

R. Potassii odidi, 

Potassi carbonatis, each i drachm. 
Tincture aconiti radicis, 2 fluid ounces. 
Aquae destillatae, 10 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply locally every few hours. 



-Erichscn 



LACTEAL SECRETION. 

To Stop the Lacteal Secretion. 
A free inunction of the iodide of potassium ointment will stop 
the secretion of milk and allay the consequent irritation and in- 
flammation of the breast which is apt to follow its accumulation 
in those cases where, from the death of the infant, it is desirable 
that the secretions be abated. 



To Stop the Secretion of Milk. 

In cases where, from the death of the infant, it is desirable to 
stop the secretion of milk, we have always found that a plaster 
of belladonna, U. S. P., with one drachm of solid extract added, 
placed over the breast, and allowed to remain until the secretion 
ceased, was sufficient. We have never known abscesses to re- 
sult, or any disturbance, provided the breast was not inti rj 
with. Ointments or fomentations are worse than useless. 



Dissolve one-half ounce camphor in three ounces of turpentine 
and apply to the breasts when necessary to stop the secretion of 
milk. 



LARYNGITIS AND PHARYNGITIS. 

Chronic Laryngitis. 

Avoidance of irritants of every kind. For local application, 
chloride of zinc, 15 grains, to glycerine, 1 ounce, applied daily 
for a week or ten days, and then at gradually lengthening inter- 
vals, has been found most serviceable. 



For Chronic Laryngitis. 
R. Zinci chloridi, 10 grains. 
Aqua, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Applied locally in chronic laryngitis, when much 
ulceration and discharge. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 179 

Pharyngitis. 

In cases of sore throat, especially in what is known as " minis- 
ter's sore throat," Prof. Garrettson advises the following for- 
mula: 

R. Acidi carbolici, 12 drops. 
Tinct. iodi. comp., 75 drops. 
Glycerini, 2 fluid ounces. 
Aqua, 3)4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a gargle, properly diluted. 



Failure of voice frcm simple mucous laryngitis of fatigue can 
often be wonderfully relieved by small doses of nitric acid every 
two or three hours, to be given well diluted. 



Laryngismus Stridulus. 

R. Chloral hydratis, 5 to 15 grains. 
Syrupi simplicis, 

Aqua destillatae, each y 2 fluid drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — One dose. {To arrest impending attack.) 

— Bartholow. 



Laryngitis. 

R. Tincturae aconiti radicis, 30 minims. 
Syrupi limonis, y 2 fluid ounce. 
Liquoris ammonii acetatis, 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Give a dessertspoonful every three hours. (In 
acute form.) — i?. P. Thomas. 



LEUCORRHCEA. 

An Injection for Fetid Leucorrhcea. 

R. Potass, chlor., 13 parts. 
Wine of opium, 10 parts. 
Tar water, 300 parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Two or three tablespoonfuls are to be added to a 
quart of warm water as a vaginal injection and lotion. 



180 Br. King's Medical descriptions. 

LUPUS. 

R. Arsenici iodidi, 1-6 grain. 

Hydrargyri, biniodidi, 1-2 1 grain. 
Oonfectionis rosas, quantity sufficient. 
Mix. Sig. — Two pills daily after meals. [In lupus exedens.) 

— A. T. Thompson. 



R. Acidi arseniosi, 1 to 2 grains. 

Hydrargyri chloridi mitis, 10 grains, 
Make powder. [As a caustic.) — Burgess* 



MIDWIFERY. 

How to Support the Perineum. 

Supporting the perineum as it used to be taught is very faulty. 
Pressure on the perineum prevents equal dilatation, and also is 
liable to cause bruises. Too much or wrongly applied pressure 
may also cause a laceration of the perineum. Instead of press- 
ing on perineum, support the head. Do not allow its quick ex- 
pulsion, but give the maternal parts time to expand. When 
pains are very strong or long, have the patient cry out or scream; 
this will ease the bearing-down force, and prevent the pain from 
driving the head through the undilated perineum. If this does 
not prevent the head from pressing down, insert the finger or 
fingers into the rectum and by pushing the head forward relieve 
the tension on the perineum. — Prof. Goodell. 



For After-Pains. 
R. Sulph. morphia, 1 grain. 
Bromide potass., 1 drachm. 
Pulv. camphor, 
Caulaphyilin, each 8 grains. 
Mix, and make eight powders. Sig. —One powder every hour 
or two until relieved. 



Lochial Suppression. 
Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort) will quickly restore the lo- 
chial discharges when, from any cause, they are suppressed. 



Dr. King Prescriptions. 181 

Obstetric Aphorisms. 

Never introduce the ringer or hand into the genital passage, 
without previously having washed them in an an aseptic solution 
— carbolic acid, corrosive sublimate, etc. 

The best antiseptic precaution consists in practicing the vaginal 
touch as seldom as possible. 

The vaginal touch should only be practiced when necessary 
for diagnosis, or to follow the progress of labor during the ex- 
pulsive stage. 

The foetus cannot putrefy unless air penetrate to the ovum. 

Whenever, during labor, it nas been recognized that the foetus 
is dead, every precaution should be taken to prevent the rupture 
of the membranes. 

ie membranes should be ruptured only when labor can be 
terminated rapidly . 

If the membranes are already ruptured, labor should be ter- 
minated as rapidly as possible. 

If the fcetus is dead, certain precautions should be taken, be- 
cause putrefaction may exist, and everything possible should be 
done to lessen the dangers of infection. 

If the state of the cervix will not permit a rapid delivery, an- 
tiseptic vaginal injections mast be resorted to, and they should 
be copious and repeated frequently. 



When not to Give Chloroform in Parturition. 
i. Never give it to a woman who has a tendency to flood dur 
ing every confinement, or to those who have great relaxation of 
fibre, or weak, anaemic women in their eighth or tenth confine- 
ment, except for necessity. 

2. Do not give it where labor is complicated with severe vom- 
iting, or with acute heart or lung troubles, unless there be an 
imperative demand for it. 

3. It should not be given to complete anaesthesia except for 
operations, convulsions or spasms of the cervix, and then one 
person should devote his entire attention to it. 

4. The inhalation should be stopped directly the pulse becomes 
weak, or the respiration irregular. 

5. Do not give it if there be grounds to fear a fattv or enfee- 
bled cardiac wall. 

6. In all cases where it has been given, there should be extra 
care to prevent post-partum hemorrhage. — D . v 



182 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 



Breech Presentations. 

The relative proportion of breech presentations to presenta- 
tions of other parts of the foetus varies considerably, as reported 
from different institutions. 

Scanzoni gives the number from the lying-in asylums of Prague 
and Wurzburg as about one in fifty-six. Grenser, in the report 
of the lving-in institute of Dresden for six years, one in sixty-six; 
while Ramsbotham, Jr., from the Maternity of London, estimates 
them as about one in thirty-five. 

I have been unable to find any reliable statistics as to the pro- 
portion of still-born children in these presentations, but it is 
known to be large. 

The progress of labor is much slower, both in the first and 
second stage, when the breech presents than it is when head pre- 
sents. From the nature of the presenting part dilatation is not 
so readily accomplished, and the parts do not adapt themselves 
so readily to the pelvic cavity. 

The breech is more liable to be arrested in its descent than 
the head. The arrest of the breech, especially in a primipara, 
becomes the occasion of great and protracted suffering to the 
mother, very probable death of the child, and a source of great 
anxiety to the physician. They are, in fact, formidable cases to 
treat, and the physician having seen one becomes very desirous 
to avoid another. 

Inasmuch as we can never tell when we are going to have 
trouble in these cases, it is better to prevent the breech becom- 
ing arrested, if possible. 

The rule I have followed in my practice for many years now 
is, in all cases of breech presentations at full time, to bring 
down a fool. This allows complete control of the labor; we can 
hasten it as the exigencies of the case may require. 

Dr. Robert Barnes, of London, adopted this mode of treatment 
in cases where the breech becomes arrested. Would it not be 
better to do the same thing earlier, and thus prevent hours of in- 
tense agon}^ to the mother and danger to the child ? 

I prefer to perform the operation before the first stage of 
labor is completed. It can be done then very easily, and without 
inflicting much suffering upon the mother. It is seldom neces- 
sary to give chloroform, though there is no objection to it if de- 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 183' 

sired. After the foot is brought down dilatation of the os uter 1 

is more readily completed, and the duration of the labor much 
shorter. 

There are some points as to the manner of performing the op- 
eration I would like to mention. The feet and legs occupy two 
different positions in these cases. In one, and the most common 
by far, the legs are flexed upon the thighs, which brings the feet. 
very near the os uteri. In the other, the legs are extended, car- 
rying the feet near the fundus of the uterus, by the side of the 
head. Of course, these last are the most difficult to manage,, 
and rarely fail to give trouble if left to themselves. I have 
adopted the following rules: 

i . In introducing the hand into the uterus, use great gentleness- 
with firmness, and always support the fundus with the unoccu- 
pied hand. 

2. Introduce the hand, the palmar surface of which will pass 
readily along the posterior aspect of the thigh of foetus. 

3. Choose the foot most anterior. 

4. Never bring down but one foot — reasons obvious. It leaves 
protection for cord and gives bulk for dilatation. 

5. Do not hasten the passage of the hips through the pelvis. 
Secure all the dilatation possible . 

6. Guide the rotation of the child in its descent, so that the ab- 
domen is posterior in relation to the mother. 

I have said nothing in regard to the diagnosis in these cases, 
because the points of diagnosis are well known, and so easily 
made out that a mistake can only occur through great and inex- 
cusable carelessness. — J. E. Clark, M. D. 



Diet after Confinement. 

For years — we might say ceniuries — the laity have insisted on 
giving the " puerperal woman " gruels, beef teas, toast and toast 
water, from the first to the ninth day after confinement, and the 
fact is, two-thirds of the physicians have fallen into this aged 
groove. We think this tea, gruel and toast bill of fare practi- 
cally a starvation diet, irrational, impracticable, and a positive det- 
riment to the patient. Is not the theory and practice a foolish one, 
when we consider for a moment that the organs connected with 
parturition will be more rapidly restored to the normal condition 



184 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

prior to conception ; that the tissue changes, which we call invo- 
lution, will be more quickly and perfectly accomplished, and that 
the new function of lactation will be more surely and plentifully 
established than by a starvation diet ? Does not common sense 
teach us that a diet the opposite of the starvation one is the proper 
kind to rapidly restore the uterine tissues to the normal state and 
to prevent exhaustion of the patient by the unusual cell waste in- 
cident to lactation ? Our plan is to give the puerperal patient as 
good a nutritious food as she has an appetite for, and can easily 
digest. The woman exhausted by labor needs rest. As soon 
as she awakens, give her a cup of good beef, chicken or mutton 
broth, as soon as the condition of the woman and the appetite 
calls for it — a safe guide, no matter whether it is the second or 
ninth day ; gradually give solid foods — mutton-chops, tenderloin 
of beef, poultry or game. I have often had patients tat a good 
piece of tenderloin steak the day after delivery, with a decided 
relish and with good results. A nutritious diet of this kind has 
a decided tendency to prevent puerperal women from suffering 
from nervous exhaustion, sleeplessness and many annoying and 
persistent nervous symptoms, due to the excessive demands made 
on the system for the restoration of the uterus to its normal 
state, and for the keeping up of the function of lactation. 



Pregnant Women. 

It is quite a common occurrence for young mothers to com- 
plain of the rapid decay of their teeth. This is no doubt caused 
by the abstraction of lime from the mother's blood to form the 
bones of the foetus. Hence the craving for chalk and kindred 
substances. How would it do to prescribe phosphate and car- 
bonate of lime regularly for pregnant females, to make up the 
.deficiency ? 



Vaginal Examinations. 

In making vaginal examinations, soap is the best lubricant for 
the finger. It is cleaner and more slippery than oil or vaseline, 
more easily removed from the hand, and is more agreeable to 
the patient. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 185 

Anaesthesia. 

Dr. Hertzhorne recommends* the use of a compound of six 
parts of cocaine, twenty-four of vaseline, and twenty of glycerine, 
to be applied to the parturient canal during the second stage of 
labor, for the purpose of producing anaesthesia of the parts, and 
so vastly lessening the pain incident to that stage. 



It is not the perineum that needs support, says Goodell, it is 
the head. By supporting the head we support the perineum. 
Make support then directly to the head itself, and not on the 
perineum. 



Do not pull on the cord until the placenta can be felt in the 
vagina. 



To expel the placenta from the uterus, keep firm pressure 
over the organ with the hand until well contracted ; this is better 
than kneading. 



Don't ridicule antiseptic midwifery ; you may have cause to 
regret it. 



Always inspect the placenca, after delivery, to see that no part 
of it has been left in the uterus . 



When to Tie the Umbilical Cord. 



When the cord is tied before the umbilical artery ceases to beat 
several ounces of blood are taken out of the infant's body, and 
the blood corpuscles are much reduced in number. 



When the uterus makes an attempt to expel the placenta assist 
the effort by grasping the fundus in the hand and gently pressing 
it downward and backward. 



For a rigid os, or undilatable vagina, which is hot and dry, give 
a teaspoonful of fluid extract cimicifuga racemosa, in water, every 
l wo hours, till three doses are taken. 

13 



186 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Position of the Fourchette in Colored "Women. 

Dr. Rafael Weiss, writing in* the Bevista de Ciencias Medicas, 
of Havana, on the different position occupied by the vulva in 
white and colored women, states that, according to his measure- 
ments, made on colored multipara, the average distance from the 
coccyx to the fourchette is 5.6 centim. and thatbetween the four- 
chette and the symphis 6.8 centim., the anus and fourchette being 
1.8 centim. apart. Comparing these with the measurements 
given by Foster for European multipara — viz. : 7.2, 4.7 and 2.2 
centim. — it is evident that the vulva occupies a distinctly lower 
position amongst negresses than it does amongst Europeans. 
Dr. Weiss's own measurements of Europeans do not differ very 
widely from Foster's. A very low position he found quite ex- 
ceptional amongst white women, while a very high one was not 
uncommon, the coxi-vulva distance being in some cases as much 
as 8.6 centim. With women of unmixed negro blood, on the 
other hand, he never saw a case where the position was high, 
though it was sometimes so low that the fourchette occupied the 
position usually held by the anus in white subjects. The conse- 
quence of these differences is that in colored women the period 
of perineal distention in parturition is much shorter and easier 
than amongst white women. 



Chloroform in Labor. 

I cannot speak too highly of the usefulness of chloroform dur- 
ing the pangs of labor. I do not use it in every case, but in all 
those where there exist great sensitiveness and evident suffering. 
I use it in any stage of labor in such cases. 

It is very often that nervous women suffer very much from 
cramp and " false pains " — pure torture — which do not in the 
least contribute to the advancement of labor — nay, rather retard 
it. To such the administration of this magnum Dei donum is 
simply an act of humanity. My plan of using it I will give, but 
claim no originality : 

Take an ordinary tumbler and place a linen rag in the bottom, 
six inches square, and folded upon itself five or six times. Then 
take a piece of white oak, split and cut it of such length that 
when pushed down to the bottom of the glass, it will stay bent 
and prevent the rag from falling out when the tumbler is in- 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 187 

verted. Pour on the rag thirty or more drops of chloroform, 
tell patient to close her eyes, and apply the tumbler over nose 
and mouth, resting upon them. She alone must hold the glass, 
and breathe ad libitum. Before harm can be done, she will let 
the glass fall from her hand upon the bed. She must not let the 
glass rest upon the pillow, but hold it " off-hand." She should 
not be allowed to take chloroform to the extent of putting her 
to sleep. The amount of chloroform is to be renewed from time 
to time and more than the quantity stated may often be required. 
Thus used, so far from labor being retarded by the chloroform, 
it decidedly hastens it, removing all obstacles, mental or cor- 
poreal. 



Turpentine in After-Pains from Flatus. 
Dr. Fordyce Barker, claims that after-pains, due to flatus, are 
most speedily relieved by turpentine stupes and enemata . 



MASTITIS MAMMARY ABSCESS OR MILK FEVER. 

How to Prevent Milk Fever. 
First. Immediately after delivery, secure your patient a few 
hours rest and sound sleep, if at all possible. Second. Give a 
light, abundantly nutritious diet. Third. As soon as the patient 
awa*kens from her sleep, apply the child to the breast. This 
should be routine practice, except where patient has a tendency 
to have sore nipples, in which case the child should not be ap- 
plied to the breast until the secretion of milk has been established 
and flows easily through the ducts. Have the nurse rub the 
breast gently and thoroughly, from circumference toward the 
nipple, with warm sweet oil, at least every two hours, until pain- 
ful distention has subsided. If necessary, relieve distention by 
drawing off the milk with a breast pump, if the child is unable to 
do so. Fourth. Allay pain and nervousness and produce sleep 
by means of eight or ten grains of Dover's powder. 



For Mammary Inflammation. 
R. Tinct. aconiti rad., 10 drops. 

Tinct. phytolac. decan ., 20 drops. 
Aqua, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every hour, and have applied to 
the gland equal parts of tinct. phytolac. and water every three 
hours. 



188 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

The Prevention of Mammary Abscess. 

Very few cases of inflammation of the breast would go on to 
abscess if. properly managed. The effervescing citrate of pot- 
ash, with about fifteen minims of sweet spirits of nitre and the 
same quantity of sal volatile, every four hours, will cause most 
cases to end in resolution. If any local applications are required 
to ease pain and help the resolution, hot fomentations containing 
belladonna are the best. 



Treatment of Mammary Abscess. 

Dissolve one ounce of carbonate of ammonia in a pint of hot 
water, and apply hot with cloths to the gland. Protect the nip- 
ples. Continue the fomentations until relief is obtained. 

Fomentations of hot vinegar are also often followed with com- 
plete success. 

Mastitis. 
In the Columbia Hospital for women, a liniment composed of 
half an ounce of camphor, dissolved in three ounces of turpen- 
tine, has been found most effective in checking the secretion of 
milk in mastitis ; it alleviates pain, lessens induration and is more 
effective in reducing inflammation than any other remedy that 
has been tried. 



Caked Breast. 

Dr. Nichols says: I was once told by an old lady that to take 
a little spearmint and simmer it in lard was a "sure cure" for 
caked breast when applied hot and thoroughly rubbed in ; so the 
first opportunity, I thought I would see what I could do with the 
remedy ; but it being winter, I could not get the spearmint, so 
I must needs try something else. 

I took the oil of spearmint in place of the green herb. Then I 
thought sweet oil would be better and make a nicer preparation 
than lard ; therefore I took the oil of spearmint and sweet oil. 
R. Oil spearmint, i drachm. 
Sweet oil, 2 ounces. 

Mix. Sig. Put teaspoonfulin some dish or vessel, heat as hot 

as can possibly be borne by the patient, apply with friction by the 
hand, and if the patient be able to sit up, have her sit up by the 
stove and heat it in thoroughly : repeat three times daily. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 189 

I have tried this remedy with the best of results, in a case in 
which the milk could not be drawn by any means we could de- 
vise. As a local application I think it is one of the best. Of 
course, other indications must be met with proper treatment. 

Now, I wish the profession to try this remedy whenever an 
opportunity presents, and report. 



Prevention ot Mammary Abscess. 

A mixture of chloroform and glycerine, well shaken and 
quickly applied, and covered with oiled silk, is highly recom- 
mended. 



Mastitis. 
R. Iodoformi, i drachm, 
Thymol., 16 grains. 
Adipis, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply freely. 



Mammary Inflammation — See also Abscess. 
R. Extracti belladonnas, 

Syrupi fusci., each 2 drachms. 
Pulveris opii, Y / 2 drachm. 
Mix accurately. Sig. — Rub in three times a day. 

— Dcbreyne. 

MEASLES. 

In all simple cases, cold water, pounded ice and snow, and 
good whisky or brandy in moderate quantities; and be certain 
to avoid hot teas, big sweats, etc. No cases terminated fatally; 
not even a relapse followed this treatment, reasonable care being 
taken of the patients. Almost all cases of measles will be simple 
if this course of treatment be pursued in the outset. 



MUMPS, OR INFLAMMATION PAROTID GLAND. 

Jaborandi in Mumps. 
Dr. Testa says he has employed this remedy in the form of 
infusion in five cases, and deduces from his practice: 1st. Jabo- 
randi is an efficient remedy in mumps. 2d. The efficacy is ex- 
plained by its hydragogue, and especially its sialagogue proper- 



190 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

ties. 3d. Admistered early it will prevent the development of 
the affection. 4. It may prevent the metastases, which are not 
infrequent. 

Inflammation of the Parotid Gland. 

R. Lard, 1 ounce. 

Potass, iod., 100 grains. 
Iodine, 5 grains. 
Aquae, 1 drachm. 
Sig. — Dissolve the iodine and pot. iod. in the water, and then 
add the lard Apply night and morning. 

Give internally four grain doses of potass, iodide three times 
a day, or twenty-drop doses of syr. iod/iron. 



R. Hydrg. biniod., 1 grain. 
Sacch., 2 drachms. 
Mix. Divide into 100 powders. Sig. — Drop one powder on 
the tongue dry every two hours. 

This dose is intended for an adult, and will probably cure in 
ten days. 



Mumps- Parotid Gland. 

Treatment for mumps when it falls into the testicles: 
R. 'Plumbi acet., 2 drachms. 
Aquae, 16 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply a cloth well saturated with above, and re- 
apply as often as it gets dry. 

It will never fail if taken in any reasonable time. 



Mumps. — See also Fever. 

Hydrargyri cum creta, 2 grains. 

Sacchari lactis, 20 grains. 

Mix, and make into 6 powders. Sig. — Take one powder 

three or four times a day. 

— Ringer* 

Tincturae belladonnae, 1 fluid drachm. 
Tincturae opii, 1 fluid drachm. 
./Etheris, 1 fluid drachm. 
Linimenti saponis camphorati, 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Rub frequently. 

— Hazard, 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 191 

MASTURBATION. 

R. Lupulin, 8 grains. 

Camphor gum, 2 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Every night at bedtime, and alterative doses 
of brom. potass, every four hours during the daytime. 



MOUTH WASH. 

R. Resorcin., 2 drachms. 

Vol. ext. eucalyptus, 1 drachm. 
Aquae ad., 4 ounces. 
Mix. Rub up with magnesium carbonate, 2 drachms, and 
filter. Sig. — One teaspoonful to a tumbler of water, used fre- 
quently as a wash for spongy gums, stomatitis, or after extrac- 
tion, will be found valuable. 



Chinoline Mouth Wash. 

R. Chinoline tartrate, 3 parts. 
Oil of peppermint, 2 parts. 
Alcohol, 40 parts. 
Distilled water, 280 parts. 
Mix. Sig.— A teaspoonful to a wineglassful of water forms 
an excellent, refreshing and antiseptic mouth wash. 



To Restore Firmness to the Gums. 
R. Tannin, iy 2 drachms. 
Iod. potass., 12 grains. 
Tinct. iodini, 1 drachm. 
Tinct. myrrh, 1 drachm. 

Aquae rosae, add sufficient quantity to make 6 ounces. 
Mix. Dissolve the tannin and potassium iodide in the rose- 
water; to this add the tinctures, and strain. Sig. — Wash the 
mouth once a dav. 



For Sordes. 
A special preparation is made as follows: 
R. Acidi borici, 30 grains. 
Potassi chlorat., 20 grains. 
Succi limonis, 5 drachms. 
Glycerin, 3 drachms. 
Mix. When the teeth are well swabbed with this the sordes 
easily becomes detached. 



19% Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Tooth Wash. 

R. White oak bark, in fine powder, 2^ ounces. 
Rhatany, in fine powder, x / 2 ounce. 
Sassafras, in fine powder, 1 drachm. 
Red cinchona, in fine powder, 3 drachms. 
Cardampm, in fine powder, 30 grains. 
Cinnamon, Ceylon, in fine powder, 20 grains. 
Cloves, in fine powder, 30 grains. 
Oil of wintergreen, 1 fluid drachm. 
Oil of anise, y 2 fluid drachm. 
Alcohol, 20 fluid ounces. 
Water, 12 fluid ounces. 
Macerate ten days and filter. Finished product ij£ pints. 



Aromatic Tooth Wash. 

R. Salts of tartar, powdered, y> ounce. 

Strained honey, 4 ounces. 

Alcohol, 2 ounces. 

Oil of cloves, quantity sufficient. 

Oil of wintergreen, quantity sufficient. 

Fluid ext. soap-tree bark, 1 ounce. 

Distilled water, 9 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — To be used with the tooth brush as a detergent 
generally. Especially useful in the so-called " tartar " deposits 
on the teeth. 



Prophylactic Mouth Washes. 

R. Acidi borici, 38 grains. 
Listerine, 7 fluid ounces. 
Tincturse myrrhae, 48 minims. 

R. Sodii salicyl., 43 grains. 
Listerine, 7 fluid ounces. 
Tincturse myrrhae, 48 minims. 
Mix; Sig. — Wash out the mouth several times daily with 
either of the above formulae. 






Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 19S 

MENORRHAGIA. 

Passive Menorrhagia. 

R. Alum pulv., i drachm. 

Tinct. ferri mur., I drachm. 

Syr. cinam., quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
IVTix. Sig. — One teaspoonful three times a day. 



Menorrhagia. 
R. Acidi arseniosi, i grain. 
Mastiches, 10 grains. 
Ferri sulphatis exsiccati, 
Pulveris capsici, 

Pulveris aloes socotrinse, each 1 scruple. 
Syrupi simplicis, quantity sufficient. 
Make mass and divide into 20 pills. Sig. — One pill three or four 
times a day. In relaxed and debilitated cases. — Copland. 



Menorrhagia. 
Equal parts of Bendiner's Viburnum compound, which con- 
sists of 

R. Fl. ext. black haw, 2 ounces. 
" " Scullcap, 2 ounces. 
" " wild yam, 1 ounce. 
Tinct. cinnamon, 1 ounce. 
Mix. 
and Squibb's fluid extract of ergot were prescribed, with the 
additional directions that in the event of any considerable hemor- 
rhage, the doses were to be increased, if necessary, to once an 
hour. Iron, quinine and strychnine were also administered in- 
ternally. By this means the hemorrhage was controlled. 



Menorrhagia. 
Sucking the juice of one or two lemons is a valuable remedy 
for excessive menstrual flow. 



Metritis. 

R. Tincture aconiti radicis, 16 drops. 

Extracti gelsemii fluidi, 1 fluid drachm. 
Extracti ergotre fluidi, 7 fluid drachms. 
Mix-. Sig. — A teaspoonful every two to six hours. (Also in 
uterine tumor.) — Bartholow. 



194 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Uterine Hemorrhage. 
Professor Callard recommends the following: 
R. Ergot, 150 grains. 

Subcarbonate of iron, 150 grains. 
Quiniae sulphatis, 30 grains. 
Extracti digitalis, 15 grains. 
Mix and make 100 pills. Sig. — Take two before each meal 



Hemorrhages. 

Dr. Fordyce Barker says that the most valuable remedy for 
hemorrhages, occurring near or at the climacteric, is a combina- 
tion of equal parts of fluid extract of hamamelis and fluid extract 
of hydrastis. 

Menorrhagia. 

R. Tincturae cannabis indicae, 30 minims. 
Pulveris tragac. co., 1 drachm. 
Spiritus chlorof., 1 drachm. 
Aquam, add 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One ounce every three hours. 



Four years ago I was called to see Mrs. W., forty years of 
age, multipara. She had suffered from menorrhagia for several 
months. Her medical attendant had tried the ordinary remedies 
without success. Indian hemp was given as above. Its action 
was speedy and certain. Only one bottle was taken. She was 
afterwards treated for anaemia, due to loss of blood. Twelve 
months after this my patient sent for a bottle of the " green med- 
icine. " I learnt afterwards that she had sent this medicine to a 
lady friend who had been unsuccessfully treated by another med- 
ical man for several months for the same complaint. It proved 
equally successful. The failures are so few, that I venture to call 
it a specific in menorrhagia. — Dr. . 



NERVOUS DEBILITY. 

R. Acid phos. dilut,, J ounce. 
Calisayas elix., 2 ounces. 
Elix. valerian ammon., 1 ounce. 
Glycerini, 2 ounces. 
Vini xerici., 3 ounces. 
Mix. — Tablespoonful three times a day. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 195 

To quiet the nervous system : 

R. Potass, brom., 20 grains. 

Ext. Jamaica dogwood, fl., 1 drachm. 
Mix. — To be taken in a little water; to be repeated in thirty 
minutes if not relieved. 



Tonic Mixture. 

R. Quinia sulphatis, J drachm. 

Tinct. ferri chlor., i}4 drachms. 
Acid phosphorici dilut., 1 drachm. 
Tinct. ignatise, 2 drachms. 
Vini portense, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Two teaspoonfuls in water half an hour before 
meals. 



Mixtures for Diseases of the Nervous System. 

R. Potass, bromid., 4 drachms. 

Tinct. valerian amm.. 1 fluid ounce. 
Tinct. lupulinas, 

Tinct. digitalis, each y 2 fluid ounce. 
Aqua?, add quantity sufficient to make 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Dose, a tablespoonful. To be used with care, and ef- 
fects to be watched. 



The following prescription is from Prof. Hammond's work on 
nervous diseases, and is known as "Mistura Hammondi :" 
R. Strychnia sulp., 1 grain. 

Ferri pyrophosphas., 30 grains. 
Quinine sulph., 30 grains. 
Acid phos. dil., 2 ounces. 
Syp. zingiberis, 2 ounces. 
Mix and make solution. Sig. — One teaspoonful three times a 
day on full stomach. This is his favorite prescription as a nerve 
tonic, and is highly recommended by him in diseases of the spinal 
centers. The second prescription is one of his best formulas: 
R. Ext. nux vomica, 15 grains. 
Zinc phosphide, 3 grains. 
Make 30 pills. Sig. — One pill three times a day. 



196 .Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Mixtures for Diseases of the Nervous System. 
R. Calcii hypophosphitis, 256 grains. 
Sodii hypophosphitis, 192 grains. 
Potassi hypophosphitis, 128 grains. 
Ferri sulphatis, 185 grains. 

Acidi hypophosphorosi (1,036), 9 fluid drachms. 
Sacchari, 12 ounces. 

Aqu8e, add quantity sufficient to make 18 fluid ounces, 
Mix. Dose, a teaspoonful. 



NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS. 

Loss of Semen. 
A prescription to stop the escape of semen with the urine, I 
have found, by passing a No. 12 or 14 sound, say twice a week, 
and give the following mixture internally, discharging the patient 
in two weeks: 

R. Tinct. nucis vom., 6 drachms. 
Ferri pyrophos:, 2 l /> drachms. 
Spts. aether nit., 2 ounces. 

Syr. tolu, quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three limes a day, before meals, in 
water. 

In ordering the tinct. nux vom., always have the druggist 
make a maceration, have it stand ten days or two weeks, agitated 
several times a day. The ordinary tincture does not act as well 
as that made as above. It is a very pleasant mixture, and it has 
never failed with me. If the man has erections on waking in the 
morning, I should not hesitate in saying that he was potent. The 
rule is, erection of penis and a mucous discharge (semen) from 
the body, is indicative of potency. 

Loss of Semen. 
To marry is certainly the first and important item in the treat- 
ment. Then make him believe that you are going to cure him. 
Keep his mind off himself, and make him promise that he will 
do just as you tell him. Moral therapeutics play a great part in 
the drama of these cases. Give him one-thirtieth or one-twen- 
tieth of a grain of strychnia before each meal, for a short time. 
Then, perhaps, twenty, or thirty, or more grains of the bro- 






Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 197 

mides, with fifteen to thirty drops of ergot,' three times a day. But 
don't give him anything unless he will promise to obey orders. 
Make that first order marriage; that alone is seventy-five per 
cent, of the treatment and moral impressions, for good, comprise 
twenty per cent. more. 



Loss of Semen. 

To relieve immediate necessities and produce sleep : 
R. Hydrat. chlor., 2 drachms. 
Potass, brom., 1% drachms. 
Ext. hyoscyam., 4 grains. 
Syr. cort. aurant., 1 ounce. 
Aqua dest., 3 ounces. 
Mix Sig. — Tablespoonful to be taken every hour until relief 
follows. 

After taking second dose he went to sleep, awaking next 
morning without unpleasant symptoms. 

A careful examination of. the urethra revealed such intense 
hypereethesia of the prostatic portion that the instrument could 
not be passed beyond a given point. The mixture was contin- 
ued in teaspoonful doses four times daily. .,. 



NYMPHOMANIA. 

R. Pulveris camphoras, 

Extracti lactucarri, each 2^ scruples. 
Mix and make twenty pills. Sig. — From four to six pills to 
be taken daily. — Ricord. 



NEURALGIA 



Prof. Roberts Bartholow recommends equal parts of chloro- 
form, camphor and hydrate of chloral as an efficient local ap- 
plication to^allay the pain of neuralgia . This simple mixture, 1 he 
recently^stated to his class, is very rapid in its anodyne action on 
thejpart to which it is applied. 



198 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Nerve or Neuralgia Mixture. 

Have had experience with the formula of Dr. Nash for neu- 
ralgia, paralysis, rheumatism and a broken-down condition of the 
nervous system. 

The recipe noted above is to dissolve eight grains of pure 
strychnine in one pint of best alcohol. To two ounces of the 
green root of poke (the common poke that grows all over the 
country) add the alcohol, digest it for ten days, the root having 
been bruised to \ pulp. To this add a half ounce of quinine, two 
drachms of hydrate of chloral, and one ounce of the tincture of 
aconite root. Digest five days more, and strain or filter out all 
the fluid. 

This is a most powerful nerve medicine, and dangerous in too 
large doses, yet safe and the most effectual remedy for neuralgia, 
paralysis and nervous rheumatism ever yet discovered. 

Adults should begin by taking ten drops, in water, three times 
a day. After a*few days fifteen drops, ter in die, and gradually 
increase to twenty drops, tor in die, — M. K. Sturdivant, M. D. 



Mix 



Pomade against Neuralgia. 
R. Menthol, 15 grains. 
Cocaine, 5 grains. 
Hydrate of chloral, 3 grains. 
Vaseline, 1 drachm. 



ORCHITIS. 

Swelled Testicle. 
It is claimed that a paste formed of bismuth and water is a 
most excellent local application for swelled testicle. The pain 
being removed at once, and gradually reduces the swelling. 



Orchitis. 
R. Ammonii muriatis, 2 drachms. 
Spts. vine rectif., 2 ounces. 
Aquas, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply constantly to inflamed testicle. 

— Bartholow. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 199 

R. Tinct. pulsatillae, y 2 drachm. 

Vini colchici rad., 2^ drachms. 
Ext. phytolaccae fl., 5 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Half teaspoonful in water every four hours. 

R.. Antimonii et potassii tartratis, 1 grain. 
Potassii nitratis, 1 drachm. 
Magnesii sulphatis, i 1 /^, ounces. 

Aquas destillatae, add quantity sufficient to make 6 ounces 

Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful every four to six hours. 

{Acute.) — Erichsen. 



Swelling of Testicles. 
In acute swelling and pain in the testicle, without constitutional 
symptoms, no elevation of the temperature, fifteen drops of Pul- 
satilla, every two hours, is specific. 



Enlarged Testicle. 
Caused by being hit with a ball-bat three years ago. 
I find the following very useful in such cases of enlargement. 
R. Plumbi iodidi, 1 drachm. 
Lanolin, 1 ounce. 
Mix; Sig. — Apply to enlarged parts continually. Wear sus- 
pensory. 

R. Syrup hydriadic acid (Gardner's). 
Sig. — Two teaspoonfuls half an hour before each meal in water. 
If patient has syphilis add one-tenth grain of biniodide of mer- 
cury to each dose of syrup. 

— J. Weichselbaum, Ph. G. , M. D. 



OVARIES-DISEASES OF. 

Ovarian Tumors. 
The muriate of ammonia has been found beneficial in ovarian 
enlargement. It is a good remedy also in uterine engorgement 
and in neuralgic affections connected with ovarian or uterine dis- 
orders. The following formula is specially suited to ovarian 
tumors : 

R. Muriate ammonias, \ ounce. 
Aquae, 12 ounces. 
Tinct. iodini, 1 ounce. 
Mix. One tablespoonful three times a day. 



tiliv Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

PARALYSIS. 

R. Strychnine sulphatis, i grain. 
Acidi arseniosi, 2 grains. 
Extracti belladonnas, 5 grains. 
Quininas sulphatis, 

Pilulas ferri carbonatis, each 2 scruples. 
Extract taraxaci, 1 scruple. 
Mix, and make 11 pills. Sig. — Take 1 pill three times a day^ 
[In paralysis agitans of aged people.) 

— & W. G 



Sclerosis (Posterior Spinal). — See also Locomotor Ataxy. 

R. Argenti nitratis, 

Extracti belladonna', each 6 to 8 grains. 
Extracti gentianae, quantity sufficient. 
Mix, and make 24 pills. Sig. — One after each meal. 

— Allen M. Hamilton, 



R. Potassi iodidi, 6 to 8 fluid drachms. 
Ferri et ammonii citratis, 2 drachms. 
Tincture aurantii corticis, 
Syrupi simplicis, each 3 fluid drachms. 

Aquas mentha* piperita', add quantity sufficient to make 4 
fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a teaspoonful in water about an hour after 
each meal. — H . V. Streringen. 

PYEMIA. 

R. Acidi salicylici, *4 ounce. 
Sodii biboratis, 1 drachm. 
Glycerini, 1 fluid ounce. 
Aquas menthae piperita^, 5 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every two or three hours. 

— Barthohnr. 



PROSTATITIS. 

Irritation of the Bladder. 
R. Tinct. gelsemium, J drachm. 
Sodium bromide, 3 grains. 
Fl. ext. dog grass, 1 J ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in water every four hours. 



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Treatment of Prostatitis. 
R. Elix. potass, brom. et chlor. hyd., 2 drachms. 
Syr. zingiber, y 2 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — One dose at 9 p. m., and repeat in three hours, if 
not asleep. 

Would also recommend a vapor bath, by means of hot bricks 
wrapped in wet towels (especially if in any pain), applied to the 
parts, and bowels emptied by an enema of warm water. 



Chronic Prostatitis. 
R. Iodoform, 30 grains. 
Morph. sulph., 2 grains. 
Ext. belladon., 5 grains. 
Oil theobrom ., quantity sufficient. 
Mix. — Divide into suppositories, number ten. Sig. — Introduce 
one into the rectum night and morning , also, give alkalies in- 
ternally. . 

Prostatitis. 
R. Carbonis animalis, 3 grains. 
Ammonii chloridi, 1 scruple. 
Extracti conii, 2 grains. 
Pulveris glycyrrhizse, quantity sufficient. 
Mix. — Make bolus. Sig. — Take one three times a day. ( In 
swelled and scirrhous prostate.) 

— Magendie. 

Prostatorrhcea. 
R. Tincturae nucis vomicae, 1 fluid drachm. 
Tincturae ferri chloridi, 3 fluid drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Dose, twenty drops three times a day. (In de- 
bilitated cases.) 

— Gross. 



POISON RHUS OR IVY. 

Treatment of Rhus-Poisoning. 

Take a saturated solution of bicarbonate of sodium. Satu- 
rate strips of muslin in this solution, and apply them evenly over 
the surface, and then endeavor to keep the surface thoroughly 
moistened with the solution until the dermatitis subsides. 



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Antidote for Ivy Poisoning. 
The plant, grindelia robusta, bruised and applied as a cata- 
plasm, is said to relieve the pain, and cure the affection, in pois- 
oning by the ivy oak. A strong decoction is almost equally ef- 
ficacious, locally. 



Sassafras in Rhus Poisoning 
Dr. R. L. Hinton claims that sassafras tea is almost a specific 
for the rash produced by poison oak. This is an infusion of the 
bark of red sassafras. The poisoned parts are covered with 
compresses soaked in the cold infusion, while internally there is 
administered this infusion warmed, sugared, and with milk ac- 
cording to the taste. Used in other acute types of skin diseases. 

Antidote for Poison. 
A standing antidote for poison by dew, poison oak, ivy, etc., is 
to take a handful of quicklime, dissolve in water, let it stand 
half an hour, then paint the poisoned parts with it. Three or 
four applications will never fail to cure the most aggravated 
cases. 

[Specific for Rhus Poisoning. 

R. Oil sassafras, i j4 ounces. 
Boro-glyceride, 4 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to affected parts with fine brush once in 
six hours. 

The above will cure in a few hours. — F. Clendenen, M. Z)., 
La Salle, 111. 



Poison Oak. 

I have been using a strong tincture of camphor for thirty-one 
years; it has not failed in a single case to effect a cure in a short 
time. I bathe the parts affected two or three times per day. — 
M. A. PoivelL M. D. 



R. Aq. ammon., ffff, \ ounce. 

Acid carbol., 95 per cent, sol., \\ drachms. 
Oil olive, pure, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply freely to affected parts every three hours 
until relief is obtained. 



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Sweet spirits nitre in the proportion of one part to three of 
water, is a specific for poisoning by rhus toxicodendron. 



Rhus poisoning is said to yield quickly to the application of 
fluid extract of grindelia robusta. 



For Rhus Poisoning. 
R. Sat. sol. chlor. potass., 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Wrap a piece of muslin over the inflamed parts 
and keep it wet with the solution. Spirits of nitre is good, but 
the chlorate solution is better. 



PSORIASIS. 

For an obstinate case of chronic psoriasis, Prof. Shoemaker 
devised the following combinations: 

R. Lanolini, 

Oil cadini, each 3 drachms. 
Oil anthemidis, 5 drops. 
Mix and make ointment. Sig. — For local use only. 

R. Antimonii et potassse tart., 1 grain. 
Ferri carb., 

Quinine sulph., each 20 grains. 
Aloin, r 4 grains. 
Mix and divide into twenty pills. Sig. — One pill three times 
a day. 



Psoriasis. 

R. Bicarb, pot., 1 ounce. 
Aqua dist., 1 pint. 
Mix. Sig. — One-half ounce three times a day. 
Wash all the parts well, once a week, with common lye-soap, 
and to allay itching use either glycerine or cosmoline. This 
treatment has not failed in a single instance. It may require some 
four to six months to accomplish it, yet, if you persevere, you 
will be successful in the end. The glycerine or cosmoline may 
be applied once or twice a day 



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Psoriasis. 
R. Ung. simpl., 40.00. 

Liquefact. admisce exactissime, 
Acid chrysophan, 10 00. 
Adde oil bergami, 50 drops. 
In psoriasis the treatment should begin with a warm bath, when? 
the scales should be removed. 



Psoriasis, according to Prof. Holland, is best treated by com- 
mencing with small doses of liq. pot. arsenitis, and gradually in- 
creasing to the poison line ; then drop to one-half the dose and 
continue for a long time. Locally, remove the crusts and apply 
the following : 

R Acid, chrysophanic, 1 drachm. 
Acid, salicylic, l / 2 drachm. 
Collodii flexilis, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Paint the part till plaster forms. 



PRICKLY HEAT. 

Against prickly heat use a two per cent, aqueous solution of 
sulphate of copper, applied with a bit of soft sponge and allowed 
to dry on the skin. It dries up the eruption in from one to three 
days. The wash should be applied morning and night. 



Chafings, Abrasions, Prickly Heat. 
Chafings and abrasions are healed rapidly by listerine and 
water, preferably applied at night. For prickly heat, listerine and 
water, one to ten parts, is very serviceable. Apply gently over 
the surface, and dust with lycopodium or starch powder. 



PERITONITIS 



R. Pulveris piperis, 

Pulveris zingiberis, each 1 ounce. 
Sinapis nigra? contusae, y 2 pound. 
Aqua bullientis, quantity sufficient. 
Mix, and make poultice. (As a rubefacient.) 

— JEM* 



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PTYALISM. 

Prof. Gross advises thirty grains of potassii chloras every four 
hours, and — 

R. Liquor plumbi subacet., I drachm. 
Aqua destillat., 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a mouth wash. 



Treatment of Mercurial Ptyalism. 

R. Chlor. potass., i ounce. 
Aqua, 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Rinse the mouth wtth the solution every two or 
three hours and swallow teaspoonful every four hours. 



For cases of salivation use the following: 
R. Creosoti, 20 drops. 

Aqua purse, 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a mouth wash every two hours. 



Ptyalism. 
R. Potassii iodidi, 2 ounces. 

Aqua destillatse, 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A half fluid drachm three times a day. 

— Hammond. 



R. Sulphuris prsecipitati, 2 to 4 scruples. 

Potassii chloratis, 2 scruples to 1 drachm. 

Liquoris morphinse sulphatis, ito 1^ fluid ounces. 

Misturge amygdalae, 7 fluid drachms. 
Mix well- Sig. — Two tablespoonfuls every three or four 
hours. (" A positive specific") Shake well. — Jukes Styrap. 

PLEURISY. 

Chronic Pleurisy. 

To tone the nervous svstem and improve the blood in chronic 
pleurisy, Prof. Da Costa directed : 

R. Tinct. ferri chloridi, J ounce. 

Acid, acetic dil., 3 drachms. 
Adde— 

JLiq. ammon. acetat., 6 ounces. 
Elixir, simplicis, 9 drachms. 
Strychninse, | grain. 
Mix. Sig. — Dessertspoonful once each day. 



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Pleurisy vs. Pneumonia. 
In differentiating between a case of pleurisy, and pneumonia 
in children, a few observed facts must guide us. In pleurisy, 
the strength of the patient is not so exhausted as in pneumonia. 
The skin is at first pale, gradually becoming of a straw-yellow 
color. In pneumonia, there is a red flush. The pulse respira- 
tion ratio is not so markedly altered in pleurisy as in pneumonia. 
The left ventricle may sometimes be so enlarged that its apex 
beat is heard beyond the nipple line, which, if we are not careful, 
we are likely to interpret as indicating an effusion on the right 
side. One of the best diagnostic signs between pleurisy and 
pneumonia is obtained by percussion. In pleurisy, the percus- 
sion note is flat, and the finger appreciates a resistance as if from 
a block of wood. This is not so marked in pneumonia. Bron- 
chial and tubular breathing is not heard so distinctly at the base of 
the lung in pleurisy as in pneumonia. Crepitation of the former 
is produced upon the surface of the lung, while in the latter it is 
produced within the lung. It disappears upon coughing in pneu- 
monia, but not in pleurisy. the temperature is high in 
pleurisy of children under six months, and a sudden fall of it 
prognosticates an unfavorable termination. 

The treatment should consist of rest in bed, animal broths and 
milk. The following febrifuge mixture should be given to a 
child four years of age : 
R. Spts. setheris nitrosi, 20 drops. 

Liq, ammon. acet., J drachm. 

Chloroformi, 2 drops. 

Aq. menthse vir., quantity sufficient to make 1 drachm. 
Mix. One dose. Sig. — Take every two hours. 



PLEURODYNIA. 

For Pleurodynia. 
Irritate the chest externally with chloroform, and give inter- 
nally : 

R. Sulph. quinine, 

Pulv. doveri, each 5 grains. 
Repeat in two hours if not relieved. Patient should go to bed 
and put hot rock to the feet. 



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Pains of the Chest. 
Iodine ointment is the best known remedy for removing non- 
inflammatory pains of the chest. If the pain is situated in the 
muscles and these muscles are tender on pressure, while the skin 
may be pinched without pain, iodine will always relieve or cure. 



Pleurodynia. 
Tincture iodine painted over the chest will often relieve pleu- 
rodynic pains, where mustard plasters fail. 

The Rhubarb Leaf. 
The leaf of the common pie plant applied to the chest, where 
there is acute lung trouble, is most admirable. Dip it in hot 
water, after slicing off the pulpy veins, and place it on the af- 
fected part to remain over night. Perhaps the second or third 
application will be required to bring out a fine sudamina, effecting 
very gratifying results. 



PEDICULI PUBIS. 

A Remedy for Pediculi Pubis. 
R. Acid, salicyl., 2 drachms. 
Listerine, 8 ounces. 
The parts are to be rubbed with a piece of flannel wet with 
the mixture. In most cases a single application will be enough 
to destroy the pediculi. 

Pediculi Pubis. • 
Destroy pediculi pubis by a single application of ether in 
spray. This procedure is less injurious to the skin than the ap- 
plication of chloroform, which likewise accomplishes the same 
object. 

Pediculi Pubis. 
R. Salicylic acid, 2 or 3 parts. 
Toilet vinegar, 25 parts. 
Alcohol (80 per cent.), 75 parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Wet a piece of flannel with the mixture and ap- 
ply to affected part. 



Pediculi Pubis. 
A single application of ether. 



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PRURITUS VULV/E. 

The following powder is recommended for pruritus vulvae: 
R. Powdered lycopodium, i ounce. 
Subnitrate of bismuth, 5 drachms. 



Pruritus Vulvae. 

The following suppository will be found of much value in 
some cases, especially when there is much discharge : 
R, Bismuthi s. nit., 10 grains. 
Acidi boracici, 10 grains. 
Ext. belladonna, 1 grain. 
Butyr. cocose, quantity sufficient. 
Mix and make one suppository. Sig.— Insert one or two daily. 



Pruritus Vulvae. 

Verrier recommends the following : 

R. Acid, carbol.. 7J grains. 
Morphii. acet., 6 grains. 
Acid hydrochl. dil., 45 minims. 
Glycerine, 150 minims. 
Aqua destil., 180 minims. 
Mix. Sig. — A sponge dipped in this lotion is to be applied to 
the itching spot. 



Pruritus Vulvae. 

This troublesome affection was treated by Simson, and it is 
said successfully, with an ointment composed of thirty grains of 
cocaine to one ounce of lanoline. The case was that of a dia- 
betic old lady and had resisted other methods of treatment. 



Pruritus Vulvae and its Treatment. 

Leucorrhoea will cause excoriations of the external organs of 
generation. 

R. Tr. iodinii, 1 drachm. 
Acidi carbol., 1 drachm. 
Aqua, 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use with a sponge at night and in the morning. 



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A girl, aged fourteen years, suffered with the same disease, 
also with pruritus ani, and was relieved with : 
R. Santonine, 4 grains. 
Pulv. rhei, 2 scruples. 
Mix. Sig. — Make into two powders and take one each after- 



noon 



Pruritus of the Female Genitals. 

R. Boracis, 4 drachms. 

Morphinas hydrochlor., 6 grains. 
Aqua rosge, 6]/ 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Bathe the parts affected. 

Between the applications lycopodium or starch flour may be 
dusted upon the affected parts. 



Pruritus of the Vulva. 

R. Zinc oxid., ij drachms. 

Potass, brom., 2J drachms. 
Ext. cannabis indie, 30 grains. 
Glycerite of starch, 7J drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — To be preceded by cold bathing. 



Pruritus. 
Menthol is highly spoken of in* pruritus and urticaria. Not 
only is the itching relieved for the time, but a cure seems to be 
effected. In pruritus ani, and in eczema, moistening the parts 
with menthol solution causes an immediate cessation of the pain. 
The solution should contain from two to ten grains of menthol to 
the ounce of water. 



Linseed Oil in Pruritus. 
The free external use of linseed oil, at bedtime, about the parts 
gives immediate relief, and thus far free inunction with this sim- 
ple remedy has given complete exemption from the nocturnal an- 
noyance. 



Pruritus Vulva, 
Prof. Shoemaker says that in pruritus vulvae a solution of equal 
parts of borax and alum gives instant relief. 



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Pruritus of the Vulva. 

Cleanse the parts well with tepid water and good soap two or 

three times a day, dry well, then apply to parts by means of soft 

sponge, or piece of linen, Meig's lotion . 

R. Soda borat, \ ounce. 

Morph. sulph., 2 grains. 

Aqua ros., 4 ounces. 
. Mix. 

For Pruritus ( Anderson's Powders . 
R. Pulv. amyli., 1 ounce. 

Pulv. camphors, ij drachms. 
Zinci oxid , \ ounce. 
Reduce the camphor to an impalpable powder; then thor- 
oughly incorporate with the other ingredients. Dust on the af- 
fected parts. — Palmer's FavoriU Prescriptions^ 



Pruritus Vulvae. 

R. Sodii hyposulphitis, 4 drachms. 
Glycerini, 2 drachms. 
Aqua destillat., 6 fluid oum 
Mix. Sig. — As a lotion. — / 

Pruritus Vulvae. 

R. Hydrarg. cWorid corros , 1 grain. 
Pulv. aluminis, 20 grains. 
Amyli., 2j£ drachms. 
Aqua, 2 ounces 
Sig. — Apply locally. 

Pruritus Vulvae. 
R. Ung. hydrarg. nitrat, 1 drachm. 
Acidi carbolici, 10 drops. 
Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Rub in well night and morning, and at any time 
when there is itching. 

Glycerole for Cutaneous Pruritus. 
R. Acidi carbolici, 15 drops 
Sodii biborat, 3 grammes. 
Glycerini, 30 grammes. 
Mix. Sig.— Apply with a brush over the pruriginous surface. 



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Pruritus Vulvae. 
R. Chloral hydrat., ij drachms. 
Camphorge, ij drachms. 
Adeps., 2 ounces. 
Mix, and make ointment. Sig. — Apply externally. 



PRURITUS ANI. 

R. Pulv. camph., \ drachm. 
Chloral hydr., \ drachm. 
Vaseline, 7 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply occasionally. 



Another: Apply pyroligneous acid with a camel's hair brush. 
If too severe, dilute with water. 



Pruritus Ani. 
^R. Flowers of sulphur, 1 drachm. 
Petroleum mass, 1 ounce. 
Mix, and make ointment, big. — Apply night and morning. 
The relief to the itching is almost immediate. The remedy 
would indicate that the disease W3S of a parasitic origin. 



Pruritus Ani. 
R. Hydrarg. chlor. mitis, 1 drachm. 
Balsami Peruv., \\ drachms. 
Acid carbolic, 20 grains. 
Lanolin, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply once or twice a day, after sponging with 
hot water. 



Pruritus of the Anus. 
Keep patient's bowels open ; stomach in good order; parts 
clean; and apply, twice a day, the following lotion : 
R. Unmanuf. tobacco leaf, 1 drachm. 
Boiling water, 1 pint. 
Between the applications apply a piece of lint soaked in this 
solution : 

R. Listerine, 1 ounce. 

Morph, sulp., 6 grains. 
Acid hydrocyan. dil., 1 drachm. 
Glycerine, 4 drachms. 
Aqua, 4 ounces. 
Mix. 



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If the itching is caused by ascarides in the rectum, then apply 
an ointment made of equal parts of lard aud mercurial ointment, 
twice a day; and also to pass a portion of the ointment within the 
sphincter. 



Pruritus Ani. 

R. Salicylic acid, 30 to 60 grains. 
Cosmoline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Use locally whenever the itching recurs. 
The first sensation from this application will be one of heat 
and moderate smarting, followed in from one to five minutes by 
a most complete sense of relief and comfort. In even old and 
very obstinate cases the itching will not recur for days and some- 
times for weeks. 



Pruritus Ani. 

R. Naphthol, 1 scruple. 

Subnitrate of bismuth, 2 drachms. 
Ointment of oxide of zinc, 1 ounce. 



Mix. 



Pruritus Ani. 

The application of linseed oil gives immediate relief where there 
are no rectal complications. 



Anal Troubles. 
R. Stramonium ung., 1 ounce. 
Extract conium, \ drachm. 
Sodae salicyl., 10 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Use quite within the anal folds once or twice a 
-day. 



Treatment of Pruritus Ani and Vulvae. 

R. Sodii hypophosph , 1 drachm. 
Acid, carbol., x / 2 drachm. 
Glycerini pur., 1 ounce. 
Listerine, 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a lotion. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 213" 

PRURIGO. 

R. Zinci oxidi, 2 drachms. 
Camphorae, j£ ounce. 
Pulv. amyli., 4 drachms. 
Mix and make powders. Sig. — To be dusted over the parts 
affected. 



PROLAPSUS ANI. 

Prolapse of Rectum. 

If a child, introduce a suppository containing from two to 
four grains of gallic acid, at night, washing out the rectum with 
cold water the morning following. Never use anything to wipe 
the anus with, but wash with cold water, and your patient will be 
well in a week. If a grown person, increase the gallic acid to 
four or six grains. 



Prolapsus Ani. 
Return the fallen bowel, and relieve the pain with suppositories 
of opium and belladonna, and then require the patient to defecate 
always in a standing position, by that means preventing the 
bowel from falling during defecation. 



R. Stramonium ung., 1 ounce. 
Ext. of conium, y 2 drachm. 
Salicylate of soda, 10 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Use quite within the anal folds once or twice a 
day. 



Prolapsus of Rectum. 
The following injection into the rectum will generally cure pro- 
lapsus of rectum without any operative procedure: 
R. Tinct. ferri chlor., 2 drachms. 
Aqua dist., 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject two teaspoonfuls into rectum three times a 
day ; or the following may be used with much benefit : 
R. Ammonia ferric-alum, 1 drachm. 
Aqua dist., 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject two teaspoonfuls into rectum once a day. 



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R. Ergotinae, 1 drachm. 
Tinct. catechu, J ounce. 
Tinct. digitalis, 2 drachms. 

Aqua dist., quantity sufficient to make 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject a tablespoonful into rectum at bedtime. 



PERSPIRATION. 

Excessive Perspiration. 
R. Carbolic acid, 1 part. 
Burnt alum, 4 parts. 
Starch, 200 parts. 
French chalk, 4 parts. 
Oil of lemon, 2 parts. 
Mix. Make a fine powder to be applied to hands, feet or ax- 
illae. For hands or feet sprinkle inside of gloves or stockings. 



For Fetid Sweating. 
For the fetid secretion of the axilla or of the feet: 
R. Potassi permanganatis, 1 drachm. 
Aqua, 1 pint. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply to the parts night and morning. 



Naphthol in Excessive Perspiration. 
The parts may be dusted with the following powder: Naph- 
thol in fine powder, 2 parts ; starch, too parts. In troublesome 
cases of excessive perspiration of the feet, small pledgets of 
wadding or lint dipped in the above powder may be inserted be- 
tween the toes. 



Mix. 



For Tender Feet. 
R. Oleate of zinc, powd , 1 ounce. 
Boric acid, powd., 2 ounces. 
French chalk, powd., 3 ounces. 



Fetid Sweating of the Feet. 
The Kriegs-Sanitas Ordnung recommends a powder com- 
posed of three parts of salicylic acid, ten of starch and eighty- 
seven of talc. Five grammes suffice for one application. The 
Prussian military laws prescribe a salicylic suet (salicylic acid, 
2 parts ; mutton suet, 100 parts). 



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Bromidrosis. 
A dusting powder consisting of — 

R. Boracic acid, 15 parts. 
Oxide zinc, 25 parts. 
French chalk, 60 parts. 
Applied freely to the socks as well as to the feet, gives relief. 
Special attention should be paid to the skin between the toes. 



For Perspiring Feet. 

R. Talc, ig parts. 
Alum, 2 parts. 
Largely used in Swiss army, preferred to chromic acid, and 
applicable even for sore feet. 



RINGWORM. 

Salicylic Acid in Ringworm. 
According to the Chicago Medical Times, a saturated solution 
of salicylic acid in collodion is a cure for ringworm. The solu- 
tion is painted on to the affected portion of skin once a day, and 
generally one application is sufficient. It causes some pain, but 
only for a short time. 



^Ringworm of the scalp will readily yield to applications of : 
R. Menthol, 1 drachm. 

Chloroformi, 4 drachms. 
Oil olivae, 12 drachms. 
Mix. Sig, — Apply to affected parts. It will doubtless be of 
service in ringworm elsewhere. 



Ringworm of the Body. 
When this is obstinate, especially if around or between the 
thighs, this will surely cure : 

R. Creosoti, 20 minims. 

Oil cadini, 2 to 3 drachms. 
Sulphuris sublimat., 3 drachms. 
Potassi bicarb., 1 drachm. 
Adipis, 1 ounce. 
Mix and make ointment. Sig. — Apply to parts and keep in 
contact. Wash off parts well beforehand and dry thoroughly. 



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Ringworms. 
Two cases of ringworm on the head and face were cured by 
this ointment: 

R. Cupri oleati, ]/ 2 drachm. 
Adipis benzoati, i ounce. 
Mix and make ointment. Sig. — Use locally. 

— Prof. Shoemaker^ Philadelphia* 



The Treatment of Ringworm. 
A writer in the British Medical Journal says: The difficulty 
experienced in the treatment of ringworm is known to everyone 
who has seen much of this disease. I therefore think your 
readers will be glad to hear of a remedy which I have recently 
used with complete success. Struck with the similarity that exists 
between the disease known in the East Indies as dobzitch and 
ringworm, and knowing how rapidly the former yields to the 
application of goa powder, I was induced to try the active prin- 
ciple of this substance, chrysophanic acid, in the proportion of 
one drachm to one ounce of vaseline. The result has been the 
rapid destruction of fungus, and consequently a complete cure. 
Chrysophanic acid has been recommended in the treatment of 
psoriasis, but I am not aware of it having been used hitherto for 
ringworm. 

Ringworm. 
R. Cupri oleate, }< drachm. 
Vaseline, i ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply, after having washed the child's head with 
soft soap and warm water. The head should be washed once a 
day, but the salve should be applied night and morning. 

Ringworm. 
One or two applications of the following will cure ringworm: 
R. Hyd. bichlor., 10 grains. ., 

AlcohoJ, i ounce. 
Oil sassafras, i drachm. 
Mix. 



Ringworm. 

R. Chrysophanic acid, 10 grains. 
Glycerine, i ounce. 
Dissolve. Apply to the affected part twice a day. 



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RHEUMATISM. 

Turpentine Baths for Rheumatic Pains. 
Make a concentrated emulsion of black soap, 200 grammes, 
add thereto 100 or 120 grammes of turpentine, and shake the 
whole vigorously until a beautiful creamy emulsion is obtained. 
For a bath, take half of this mixture, which possesses an agree- 
able pine odor. At the end of five minutes there is a dimunition 
of the pains and a favorable warmth throughout the whole body. 
After remaining in the bath a quarter of an hour, the patient 
should get into bed, when a prickly sensation, not disagreeable, 
however, is felt over the entire body; then, after a nap, he awak- 
ens with a marked diminution in the rheumatic pains. 



Chronic Rheumatism. 
FothergilPs favorite remedy for chronic rheumatism is given 
as follows: 

R. Acidi arseniosi, 3 grains. 
Pulv. guaiaci, 3 drachms. 
Pulv. capsici, y 2 drachm. 
Pil. aloes et myrrhse, 3 drachms. 
Mix and make 120 pills. Sig. — One pill thrice daily. It 
should be combined with general tonic treatment, especially fatty 
foods. 

Solvent for Salicylic Acid. 
Common soda is the best solvent and vehicle for salicylic acid. 
It prevents the burning sensation in the stomach caused by the 
acid, and is a perfect solvent. Dissolve one-fourth teaspoonful 
of soda in one ounce of cold water, and then add fifteen grains 
of salicylic acid ; a little agitation will cause it to dissolve com- 
pletely. It is not unpleasant to the taste. If you want good and 
permanent effects from salicylic acid in rheumatism give large 
doses, and continue giving about three doses a day for several 
days after patient is free from pain. It will control nearly every 
case, acute or chronic. 

Tyson's antimonial powder No. 2 is used as a substitute for 
James powder. It is this : 

R. Oxide of antimony, 2 grains. 
Phosphate calcium, 9 grains. 
Sulph. potass., 9 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Five to 10 grains. 

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Gonorrheal Rheumatism. 
Drs. Van Buren and Keyes prescribe : 

R. Oil menth. pip., 4 ounces. 
Chloroform, i ounce. 
Liq. ammon., I ounce. 
Mix. For external use; for inunction. 



R. Chloral hvdrat., i drachm. 
Acid salicylici, y 2 drachm . 
Ung. stramoni, i ounce. 
Mix. — As an ointment, in acute, articular rheumatism. 



Acute Rheumatism. 

Where the attack is sudden, with considerable pyrexia, use: 
R. Sodii salicylatis, 2 drachms. 

Yin. colch. sem ., 2 drachms. 

Syr. simp., quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Sig. — One teaspoonful every hour. 



Chronic Rheumatism. 
R. Potassii iodid., 4 drachms. 

Tinct. cimicifu drachms. 

Vin. colch. sem., 2 drachms. 
Aqua:, add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounc< 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful in water or milk three times a 
day. 

If there is much inflammatory deposit in the tissues about the 
joints and extremities, I have the parts painted with sol. iodin. 
comp. If much pain, apply tinct. aconit. rad. 

Rheumatism. 
R. Acid salicyl., 3 drachms. 
Sodae carb., 1 ) A drachms. 
Syr. limonis, 1 drachm. 
Aquas cinam., add 8 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — -A tablespoonful every two hours. 



Some physicians give as high as twenty grains every two 
hours, but there is danger of sudden collapse from large doses of 
this remedy. Dr. Brinton administers it in twenty-grain doses 



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every two hours until the pulse is reduced, and states that in 
twenty-grain doses there is no danger of collapse so long as the 
pulse does not fall below 84. He combines it with liq. ammonia 
acetatis, and thinks it acts better than when given alone. 



Rheumatism. 

R. Vin. colchici sed., 3 drachms. 

Tinct. aconit. rad., i}4 drachms. 
Potass, iodidi, 3 drachms. 

Aquas, add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoon ful three times daily, in a swallow of 



water. 



R. Peppermint water, 120 c. c. 

Acetate of potash, 69 grams. 

Salicylic acid, 15 grams. 

Lemon syrup, 60 c. c. 
To make up the preparation the potash and peppermint water 
are put into a porcelain mortar, and the acid is added gradually 
and is stirred until it is completely dissolved, after which the 
syrup is poured in. The dose is a dessertspoonful every two, 
three or four hours, according to the violence of the attack. The 
dose here indicated provides for the administration of twenty 
grains of acid with eighty grains of acetate of potash. 



For Acute Rheumatism. 

R. Sodii bicarb., 1 y 2 drachms. 
Potas. acetat., ]/ 2 drachm. 
Liq. ammon. acet., 3 fluid drachms. 
Aquae dest., \ z / 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One dose. To be taken in effervescence, with — 
R. Acid citric, y 2 drachm . 

Aquas dest., 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. 

This should be repeated six times a day until the attack is 
broken, and then reduced gradually. No method of treating 
acute rheumatism has ever been found as effectual as this in pre 
venting cardiac disease. The full amount must be given to pro- 
duce this result. — Fuller. 



%W Dr. Ring's Medical Prescriptions. 

As prescription for chronic rheumatism try the following: 
R. Syr. sarsaparillae comp., 4 ounces. 

Syr. stillingix comp., 4 ounces. 

Potass, iodidi, 1 ounce. 

Ext. poke root, \ x / 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful three times a day. 



Powdered sulphur locally applied under hot flannel and oiled- 
silk, in chronic rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, etc. 
R. Sodfe bicarb., 5 drachms. 
Potass, citrat., 2 drachms. 
Acid salicylici, y 2 ounce. 
Vin. colchici, ]/ 2 ounce. 
Syr. simplicis. # 4 ounces. 
Aq. chloroformi, add 8 ounces. 
Two tablespoonfuls every three hours, in acute rheumatism. 



Acute RheumatUm. 

R. Acid salicylic, 4^ drachms. 
Sodii bicarb., 3 drachm. 
Aquas, quantity sufficient. 
Mix and add — 

R. Vini colchi., i l / 2 ounces. 

Elix. simp., quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Two teaspoonfuls every two hours. 



The following is an excellent remedy for rheumatism: 
R. Sulphur, 1 ounce. 

Potass, nitr., 1 ounce. 
Guaiac. res., y 2 ounce. 
Colch. sem., 4 drachms. 
Nutmeg, 4 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Pulverize all well, and mix teaspoonful in table- 
spoonful of molasses or honey, and give it every two hours 
until there is a free action on the bowels; then four times a day 
until the amount is taken. 






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Chronic Rheumatism. 
R. Macrotin, 40 grains. 

Guaiacum pulv., 1 drachm. 
Mix. Fill capsules — number, twelve. Sig. — Take one every 
four hours. 

This prescription persisted in with the usual auxiliary measures 
will exceed the anticipations of the most sanguine in many cases 
of this intractable disease. 



A remedy for mercurial rheumatism. 

R. Nitric acid, c. p., 2 drachms. 
Aqua?, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every three hours during the day. 
After having taken the above, make a compound of fid. ext. 
of phytolacca, sarsaparilla and thuja ace, with iod. potass, as 
strong as your patient can stand, and when you have used up 
the compound, use nitric acid again, then the compound, till cured 



For rheumatic iritis is recommended sodse salicylat. internally, 
and applied over the eye a plaster of yellow oxide of mercury 
and extract of belladonna. 



Chronic Rheumatism. 
Alterative medicines are often of the greatest value in chronic 
rheumatic affections. Where only one or two joints are affected 
and there is considerable effusion, iodide of potash and bichloride 
of murcury in compound syrup of sarsaparilla, or bichloride of 
murcury in compound infusion of gentian is often used. The 
dose of the mercurial being T-60 to 1-40 of a grain. When a 
number of joints are involved, especially where there are gouty 
■complications, the following is used : 
R. Pulv. guaiaci, 1 drachm. 

Vin. colch. rad., 2 to 3 drachms. 
Potass, iodid., 1 drachm. 
Pulv. acacipe, quantity sufficient. 
Sp.lavand. comp., y 2 ounce. 

Aq. cinnam., add quantity sufficient to make 6 ounces. 
Mix; make solution. Sig, — Desertspoonful three times a day 
in water. 

Other salts of potash may sometimes be used with advantage 
instead of the iodide, and lithia is also of marked value in some 
cases. 



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Anti-Rheumatic Mixture. 

Used at the Philadelphia hospital : 
R. Potassi nitras, i drachm. 

Vinicolchici rad., i drachm. 

Spts. etheris nitrosi, i ounce. 

Syp. guaiaci, 2 ounces. 

Oil gualtherea?, 6 drops. 

Aqua, add quantity sufficient to make 6 ounces. 
Mix; make mixture. Sig. — One tablespoonful every two 
hours. The above perscription is one of the standard formulas 
of the hospital. 



Asa vehicle for salicylic acid, the following formula will not 
disappoint: 

R. Salicylic acid, 4 drachms. 
Potass, acet., 4 drachms. 
Glycerine, 2 ounces. 
A qua 1 pura, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One or two teaspoonfuls, in a wineglass of water,, 
every four to eight hours. 

This, with a little care in combining, makes a clear and 
palatable solution. 

In acute rheumatism give it, varying the dose to suit the age, 
etc., of patient, every four hours, until pain and swelling are re- 
lieved. Then continue three times a day until patient is conva- 
lescent. At the same time, see that the secretions are acting 
properly, and that the alimentary canal is clear. Severe cases 
are usually relieved of pain in thirty-six to forty-eight hours, and 
convalescent within a week. 



Anti-Rheumatic Pills. 

R. Extr. colch., 4S0 grains. 
Zinc, phosphat., 48 grains. 
Extr. aeon., 90 grains. 
Extr. poke-root, 360 grains. 
Quin. salicyl., 960 grains. 
Mix; make 480 pills. Sig. — One pill three or four times daily. 



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R. Acid salicyl., 6 drachms. 
Sod. bicarb., 4 drachms. 
Glycerinae, 4 ounces. 
Aquas, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — In acute form give a teaspoonful every four 
hours, for about thirty-six hours. Then give a tablespoonful 
three times a day, until patient has fully recovered. 
As a local application use the following liniment : 
R. Oil terebinth., 2 ounces. 

Tinct. camphorae, 2 ounces. 
Chloroform, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply three times a day. — K. 



Rheumatism. 
Try the following for rheumatism : 
R. Acid salicyl., 3 drachms. 
Acet. potass., 3 drachms. 
Ext. cirnicifug. fl ., 4 drachms. • 
Vin. colchi. sem., 4 drachms. 
Elix. zingib., or 

Simp, elix., add quantity sufficient to make 4 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in a swallow of water, every three 
hours, until better; then three times a day until well. 
R. Alcohol, 95% , 2 ounces. 
Gum camphor, 2 drachms. 
Mix, and when the gum is dissolved, add: 
R. Ol. origan, 
Ol. cajuput, 
Tr. capsic, 

Tr. aconit. ad,, each 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply freely to affected parts. 



R. Acid salicyl., 

Tr. colchici sem., J ounce. 
Sodii bicarb., 6 drachms. 

Aqua, add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three or four times a day. 



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Gout and Rheumatism. 
The following local application for the severe pains of gout 
and rheumatism is highly recommended in the London Hospital 
Gazette : 

R. Athens, 15 drachms. 

Collodii flexilis, 15 drachms. 
Acid salicylic, 4 drachms. 
Morphias sulph., 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — To be painted on the affected joints every hour 
or two. 



Treatment of Rheumatism. 

Peabody treats his cases of acute rheumatism with the follow- 
ing combination of salicylic acid and iron : 
R. Acid salicylic, 20 grains. 

Ferri pyrophosphatis, 5 grains. 
Sodii phosphatis, 1 grain. 
Aqua?, I ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — The dose, which is described in this formula, is 
given every two hours. 

Inflammatory Rheumatism. 

R. Salicyl. acid, 160 grains. 
Acetate potass., 160 grains. 
Glycerine, 10 drachms. 
Spts. nit. dulc, 10 drachms. 
Aquae, add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful every two hours. 
A remedy for rhus tox poisoning is balsam copaiba ; anoint 
the parts — a few times will be sufficient. 



STINGS AND BITES OF INSECTS, 

Insect Bites. 
The following application is said to be effective : 
R. Collodii flexilis, 19 parts. 
Acid salicylic, 1 part. 
Mix. 



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Mosquito Lotion. 
To prevent the bites many preparations have been recom- 
mended. The following is one of the best: 
R. Insect powder, i ounce. 
Acetic ether, y 2 ounce. 
Rectified spirit, quantity sufficient. 
Macerate the powder in the ether and four ounces of spirit for 
three days, then filter; add to the filtrate fifteen drops of oil of lav- 
ender and sufficient spirit to make five ounces. This should be 
diluted with an equal volume of water before being applied to 
the skin. 

For allaying the irritation of mosquito bites, a weak solution 
of ammonia is good — equal parts of the aromatic spirit and 
water, for example. 



Mosquitoes will not trouble you at night if you sprinkle the 
bed with a two per cent, solution of carbolic acid in listerine and 
touch the face and hands with it. 



Bee Stings. 

A small amount of oil of cinnamon, applied with a small straw, 
end of knitting needle or small splinter, is worth more than all the 
alkalies, etc., you mav use. Use onlv a little, for it will blister. 



Mosquito Bite, 

A one-tenth per cent, solution of atropine is said to instantly 
relieve its itching. 



Ipecacuanha in Insect Bites. 
Dr. Neal recommends the use of ipecacuanha in all cases of 
insect bites, and states that recently a patient traversed India bid- 
ding defiance to mosquito bites with the following application: 
R. Pulv. ipecac, y 2 ounce. 
Sp. vini rect., 
Ether sulph., \ ounce. 
This is well worth knowing outside of India, and it has been 
stated that a tincture of insect powder sponged on the surface is 
good for warding off flies : so also is oil of cedar. 



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Sting of Insects. 
Castor oil is said to be an infallible remedy for the sting of 
bees or other insects. It appears to counteract the poison and 
allay the pain as soon as applied. 



The Sting of Insects. 

Whether caused by bees, wasps, gnats, ants, or other insects: 
a strong solution of cocaitu applied on cotton held in place with a 
bandage. The pain ceases at once, and there is no tumefaction. 



SCURVY. 

A strictly vegetable diet invariably benefits the patient without 
any medical treatment. If the gums be much affected, wash 
the mouth every three or four hours during the day with a 
strong solution of potass, chlor. and swallow about a tablespoon- 
ful of the solution four or five times a day. The Irish potato, 
boiled and eaten without pealing it, the onion and rice, I specially 
recommend. Use vinegar freely with all food, and use salt very 
sparingly ; avoid salt fish, pork, and, in fact, all food with much 
salt in it. It is better to use no salt at all. If the patient can 
bear it, moderate exercise will be beneficial. I am satisfied that 
the vegetable, the vinegar and the anti-salt diet will relieve 
almost any case of scurvy. 



Scurvy. 

R. Ext. cinchon. rl., i ounce. 

Ext. sarsaparill., n\, i ounce. 
Ext. phytolac. rad. n\, 2 drachms, 
Potass, chlor., 1 drachm . 
Aqua?, add 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful four times a day. 
To harden the gums : — 

R. Potass, chlor., 1 drachm. 
Tr. myrrh, 2 drachms. 
Aq. rosse, add 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply four times a day. 



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Scurvy. 

R. Acidcit.,i ounce. 

Ol. limcnis, 5 drops. 
Aquas, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in sweetened water three or four 
times a day. 

Careful attention must be paid to diet, using a reasonable 
amount of pickles, cabbage and raw potatoes, cut fine, with good 
vinegar on them. In addition it would be well to use the follow- 
ing: 

R. Subnit. bismuth, 1 drachm. 
Sulph. hydrastis, 12 grains. 
Mix, and make 12 powders. Sig. — Take half hour before meals. 



Ingluvin is the remedy for any derangement of the digestive 
organs, and in my hands much more reliable than other peptonic 
preparations. Have known the inner membrane of the gizzard 
used for vomiting of any kind years ago in domestic practice. 



Scurvy. 



Lime-juice, vinegar, fresh vegetables, raw eggs, raw meat, 
milk, beer, yeast, cider, etc. — rest. 



R. Quiniae sulphatis, 12 grains. 

Acid sulph. aromat., 1 drachm. 
Syr. aurantii, 3 drachms. 
Aq. dest., add 8 ounces. 
Two tablespoonfuls three times a day, in scurvy with prostra- 
tion. 



Scurvy. 

R. Potassi nitratis, 20 grains. 
Acidi citrici, j4 drachm. 
Syrupi aurantii cortices, 6 fluid drachms. 
Aqu?e destillatae, 6 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Take the sixth part three or four times a day. 

— M'Lachlan. 



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SNAKE BITES. 

Use carb. of ammonia. Split the skin where the fangs en- 
tered, insert the ammonia, also give fifteen to twenty grains 
-every hour, dissolved in water, and the bite will given*, further 
trouble. 

There cannot be any confidence placed in local applications, 
as the poison is immediately taken into the circulation. The 
seeds of the blessed thistle are a prompt and unerring antidote in 
neutralizing the infection of all poisonous reptiles, and especially 
that of the rattlesnake. Give three seeds (bruised) every ten 
minutes, in sweet milk, until relief is obtained. In most cases 
nine seeds will relieve all apprehensions for the patient's safety. 
Cockleburs are used as a domestic remedy by the use of strong 
decoctions. 

Snake Bites. 
If doctors living in the rattlesnake countries will try 
the hypodermic injection of tinct. iodine, five, ten or fifteen 
drops, according to age and severity of symptoms, they will find 
it an almost infallible cure. I would also recommend the use of 
good whiskey in addition. 

A hyopdermic injection of permanganate of potash, a solution 
of two grains to a drachm of water, as an antidote for snake 
poison was first used by a Brazilian physician, and its efficacy 
was so great that the doctor was given a handsome reward by 
the government. 

Rattlesnake Bite. 
R. Hydrargyri chloridi corrosivi, 2 grains. 
Potassii iodidi, 4 grains. 
Aquag destillata?, 5 minims. 
Dissolve and add bromi, 5 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Take ten drops in a tablespoonful of wine or 
brandy every fifteen or twenty minutes. (Recommended by 
Bibron, Prince Paul of Witrtemburg, W. A. Hammond avd 
others.) — Bibron. 

Treatment of Snake Bites. 
Dr. Early writes to the Nezv Orleans Medical Journal that he 
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cases, all of which were treated by the free use of olive oil in- 
ternally and externally. Hehasnevei used any other treatment, 
and states that his experience for the past thirty-nine years has 
fully demonstrated its correctness. 



SCIATIC NEURALGIA. 

R. Morph. sulph., 1-6 grain, 
Atropia sulph., 1-60 grain. 
Aquae, y 2 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Inject hypodermically pro re nata. And 

R. Strych. sulph., 1 grain. 
Arsenious acid, 1 grain. 
Aquae, 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful after each meal. 



Gelsemium, three minim doses of the tincture, every half hour,. 
will often relieve miraculously neuralgias about the face and 
head, and leave no ill effects. 



Ointment for Ocular Neuralgias. 

For the relief of severe orbital pain following iritis, hyper- 
esthesia of the retina, and neuralgia of the eyeballs, Fox pre- 
scribes the following ointment, which, he informs us, he has 
found to be of exceptional utility : 

R. Morphia sulph., 4 grains. 
Chloral, 10 grains. 
Cocaine, 20 grains. 
Menthol, 30 grains. 
Lanolin, 1 ounce. 
Sig. — Apply a piece the size of a hazel-nut to the temple and 
over the brow every hour. 

For Neuralgia. 

R. Tinct. aconiti, 8 minims. 
Tinct. gelsemii, 12 ounces. 
Ext. cimicifugae, fL, ij ounces. 
Spts. etheris comp., y 2 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every hour. 



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For temporary relief of neuralgia: 

R. Tinct. aconite, 25 drops. 
Belladonna, 60 drops. 
Water, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful three times a day. 



Neuralgine. 

R. Tinct. aconiti radinis, U. S. P., 1 drachm, 4 minims. 

Tinct. opii, 1 drachm, 36 minims. 

Chloriformi, 

Essence peppermint, each 2 drachms, 40 minims. 
Mix. Sig. — Dose, 30 drops. 



Eye Defects Causing Neuralgia. 
In reply to the inquiry of Dr. C. P. Wolf, "Is it a Neuralgic 
Trouble ?" on page 395, April Brief, I may say: My son suf- 
fered for one year in the same manner, and I gave him e\ 
thing 1 could think of without relief: I then said, goto an oculist, 
it must be your eyes, lie did consult one, and he told him his 
trouble was in his eyes. lie adjusted glasses for him, and in twen- 
ty-four hours he was relieved and has not suffered since that time. 
Glasses, then, is your remedy. — 31. Hammond^ 31. I). 



CHANCROIDS WITH BUBO. 

October 17th, 1S89. A. S., age 33, single man, colored. One 
month ago this man had impure intercourse and five days after- 
ward noticed a small sore on the mucous surface of the left and 
lower portion of the prepuce and half an inch from the muco-cu- 
taneous junction. New ulcers afterward continued to make their 
appearance until there were four. Five days after the appear- 
ance of the first sore, and ten days after the impure connection, 
the left inguinal nodes became enlarged, red, hot and tender, so 
that the patient could walk only with great pain . Suppuration 
occurred and the bubo was incised and the pus evacuated in a 
manner which I will explain at another time. The ulcers were 
cauterized with nitric acid. 

We will use this case to draw out some points in the differen- 
tial diagnosis of chancroids and syphilis. They are separate and 



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distinct diseases, running an entirely different course and giving 
rise to different chains of symptoms. Chancroid is a local affec- 
tion, never involving the entire system, while syphilis is never 
local but always systemic. 

Did you mark the length of time between the impure connec- 
tion and the appearance of the first sore? I hope you did. This 
vs the so-called period of incubation. How long was it in this 
istance? Five days, so the patient says. He means that he 
did not notice the sore before that, but when he did see it it was 
fully formed. The sore had been there before in the shape of a 
pustule, and only when the dome was destroyed and an ulcer left 
was it observed. A chancroid has no period of incubation; a 
chancre has one lasting from ten to ninety-eight days. What are 
the differences between the ulcers of the two diseases? The 
ulcer of chancroid is anto-inoculable; that is, the person suffering 
from the disease can poison himself and produce chancroids 
in other parts of his body. That was the case in the present 
instance. This patient had one sore at first, followed by several 
others. This does not hold true of syphilis, for the initial lesion 
is single and does not produce others of its kind on the same 
person. Notice that the bubo is on the same side with the ulcer. 
This is the rule in chancroid, due to the anatomical distribution 
of the lymphatic vessels. When the chancroid is on the frasnum, 
buboes may occur in both groins, because of the decussation of 
lymphatic vessels at this point. We examine the right groin; 
w r e find no enlargement. Neither are the post cervicals or the 
trochlear nodes enlarged. Do we expect to find such enlarge- 
ment in chancroid? Certainty not, but in syphilis it always oc- 
curs, for then we have a general adenitis, because of systemic 
inoculation. Please mark well that I said suppuration occurred 
and pus was evacuated. Such a condition as this can never be 
brought about by the virus of syphilis. A chancre will never 
produce a suppurating bubo. It will produce bubo and some 
additional cause may make that bubo suppurate, but the syphilis 
virus alone will never do it. A patient may have both chancre 
and chancroid at the same time and suppurating bubo as a com- 
plication of the latter, the so-called " mixed infection." How 
did the sores appear when I first saw them? The edges were 
ragged and undermined, the sore being larger than it appeared 
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a yellowish discharge. When 1 pinched it slightly the patient 
winced with pain. It yielded to pressure and there was no indu- 
ration. These are the characteristics of a chancroid and do not 
oqcur with chancre. I beg of you not to tie your diagnostic faith, 
on the induration of venereal ulcers. A chancroid may have an 
inflammatory induration of its base that will deceive the best ed- 
ucated touch. — Dr. Daniel Morton. 



SYPHILIS. 

The chief remedies for the cure are the mercurials and the 
iodide and its compounds; and the mixed treatment, as it is called, 
is now generally adopted by the profession. Avery good mode 
of exhibiting the bichloride of mercury, by means of the iodide 
of potassium, and dissolving the excess with the iodide, is in the 
following formula: 

R. Hydrarg bichloridi, 2 grains. 
Potassii iodidi, 30 grains. 
Aqua, 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A dessertspoonful, after meals, two or three times 
a day. 

Or the following, which is much used at the St. Louis hospital 
at Paris, and is called the syrup of the ioduretted biniodide of 
mercury : 

R. Hydrarg. biniodide, 1 grain. 
Potassii iodidi, 25 grains. 
Aqua, 1 ounce. 
Filter through paper and add: 

Syrupi, 5 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful night and morning, after meals. 
Patients do better to only take a prescription for a week and 
change to another formula, if it contains the same remedial agents, 
so the form is changed, as it appears to give the system rest, as 
it were, thereby insuring a more speedy cure. 



Take an empty quinine bottle, into which put one or two 
ounces of calomel, and add enough of the lime water to form a 
paste about the consistency of syrup or strained honey. Having 
cleansed the ulcer, take a camel's hair pencil, or a feather, and 
paint the sore several times with this paste until it is thoroughly 



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coated and dry. Keep it thus painted from day to day until well. 
Don t be afraid of it hurting. It positively does not produce any 
pain whatever. Keep your patient as quiet as possible. Away 
with all bandages, and let the circulation take care of itself. 



R. Hydrarg. chlor. corros., I grain. 
Potass, iodidii, 2 drachms. 
Tr. gent, co., 4 fluid ounces. 
Dose, a teaspoonful. 

Syphilis. 
R. Hydrargyri biniodidi, 1 grain . 
Potassii iodidi, 1 drachm. 
Aqua destillatae, 1 fluid ounce. 
Syrupi simplicis, 5 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A tablespoonful thrice daily. 

— Hospital St. Louis. 



R. Hydrargyri chloridi corrosivi, 1 grain. 
Tincturge ferri chloridi, 3 fluid drachms. 
Aqua destillatae, quantity sufficient to make 6 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful three times a day. 

— Ernest Goodman. 



A favorite formula in cases of secondary or tertiary syphilh, 
when potassium and iron are indicated, is as follows: 
R. Iodide potassium, 3 drachms. 
Syp. iodide iron, 4 drachms. 
Trommer's ext. malt, 15 j£ ounces. 
Make solution. Sig. — A dessertspoonful 3 times a day in 
milk or toddy. 

R. Ext. phytolac. dec. fl., 3 drachms. 
Ammonia carb., 4 drachms. 
Potass, iod., 6 drachms. 

Aq. cinnamon, quantity sufficient to make 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful four times daily. 
Unless you have first-class remedies, you need not expect sat- 
isfactory returns. Make your own tinct. phytolac. decand. from 
green root. 

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Iodia in Syphilis. 
Todia in cases of syphilis in following form: 
R. Hyd. bichloride, 2 grains. 
Iodia, 4 ounces. 
Mix Sig. — Teaspconful four times daily. 



Importance of Iodide of Sodium. 
Iodide of sodium is more assimilable than iodide of potassium, 
and easier of both digestion and absorption. And it can be em- 
ployed in all cases where the potassium salt seems indicated, 
especially in syphilis. 

Syphilis. 
For a patient with dormant syphilis occasionally manifested: 
R. Hydrargyri biniodidi, 34 grain. 
Potassii iodidi, 38 grains. 

Misce, hit. et adde: 

Syrupi, 1 fluid ounce. 

Aqua dest., 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — 1 / 2 fluid ounce twice daily. 

If this is objected to try the following: 
R. Potassii iodidi, 2 drachms. 

Ammonii carbonatis, l / 2 drachm. 

Tincture cinchonae com p., 4 fluid drachms. 

Glycerini, 1 fluid ounce. 

Syr. aurantii cort., 1 % drachms. 
Mix. Sig.— One teaspoonful in plenty ofjwater afte r mea L 

Mercury," and ^n^hing^but_mercury,Jjvv'i]n r cure^syphilis. 
'iodideTof potassmnTand sodium pick" out and eat up syphilitic 
products, but they never destroy the virus. 

R. Pot. iodidi, 2 drachms. 

Lig. potassii arsenitis, y 2 drachm. 
Tr. iodinii comp., 1 drachm. 
Syr. zingiberis comp., 1 ounce. 
Tr. gentinas comp., 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig.— Teaspoonful three times daily, half hour after 
meals. 



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Each fluid ounce of which represents: 
32 grains red clover. 4 grains prickly ash bark, 

16 " stillingia, 16 " berries aquifolium. 

16 M burdock root, 16 " cascara amirga, 

16 " poke root, 8 tc potassium iodide. 



Syphilitic Rheumatism. 
For syphilitic rheumatism or nocturnal headaches in syphilitic 
subjects, use the following: 

R. Iodide potassium, )/ 2 ounce. 
Com. tinct. gentian, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times a day. 

R. Muriate ammonia, 1 ounce. 
Water, 12 ounces. 
Tinct. iodine, 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times a day. 



Queen's Root Comp. 
Queen's root, turkey corn, pipsissewa, blue flag, burdock, 
coriander, prickly ash berries. Alterative, cathartive. 



Syphilis. 
A mixture of iodoform and tannin is the best application to 
syphilitic chancres, and iodia the best internal remedy; in fact, 
my experience demonstrates that iodia, properly administered, is 
the only internal remedy needed in the treatment of any form of 
syphilis. I usually direct an adult patient to commence with -a 
teaspoonful, and graduallv increase to a tablespoonful three times 
a day. In old chronic cases, where the patient has to take the 
medicine for a long time, to keep the system from getting used 
to one thing, sometimes alternate with some other alterative, say 
fluid extract alnus, ampelopsis or berberis. 



A Gargle for Syphilitic Sore Throaty 
R. Hyd. bichlor., 6 grains. 
Acid hydrochlo., 12 drops. 
Syr. simp., 1 ounce. 
Aqua dist. ad., 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use several times a day. 



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Venereal Warts. 
Equal parts of burnt alum and tannin, sprinkled in powder upon* 
veneral warts will desiccate them and they can be rubbed off in a. 
few days. 

The Treatment of Syphilis by Indians. 
Dr. J. Marion Sims gives the following as the ingredients of 
a decoction used with great success by the Creek Indians in 
treating syphilis: "Fluid extract of smilax sarsaparilla, fluid 
extract of stillingia sylvatica (queen's delight), fluid extract of 
lappa minor (burdock), fluid extract of phytolacca decandra 
(poke root), of each two ounces; tincture of xanthoxylum caro- 
linianum (prickly ash), I ounce. Take a teaspoonful in water 
three times a day before meals, and gradually increase to table- 
spoonful doses. In making the fluid extracts, there is some risk 
of getting a remedy less efficient than the original Indian decoc- 
tion, because the manufacturer may use roots that have been 
kept too long and lost some of their active principles, while the 
decoction used on the plantations was always made of fresh roots 
just gathered from the woods. In making fluid extracts we 
should therefore be careful to have them made from roots re- 
cently gathered. 

Constitutional Treatment of Syphilis. 
When a patient presents himself for treatment he should be 
placed upon the following recipe ( which fully meets all tin indi- 
cations), until the symptoms disappear, his appetite is improved 
and a general feeling of vigor and activity exists: 
R. Hydrarg. bichlor., 2 grains. 
Iodia, 6 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful after each meal. 



Secondary Syphilis. 
Try comp. syr. stillingia, or Donovan's solution, five to ten 
drops three times a day, or 

R. Liq. hyd. bichlor., 25 minims. 
Tinct. fer. perchlor., 10 minims. 
Aqure, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — One each day. 
Secondary syphilis is not cured in a week. 



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Syphilis. 
A solution of sulphite of sodium" ten grains to the ounce of 
water, is the best local application for syphilis that can be used. 



R. Potass, chlor., J 2 ounce. 

Ext. stilling, comp. fl., 1% ounces. 
Ext. sarsaparil., c fl., i 1 2 ounces. 
Oil gaultheria, 30 drops. 
Syr. simp., i 1 -? ounces. 
Aqua? purae, 3 ounces. 
Mix, and make solution. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times a 
day. 

The probabilities are that the patient will have to be kept un- 
der this treatment for several months, especially if he has been 
mercurialized. 

Iodia in Syphilis. 
Use Iodia in case of syphilis in following form : 
R. Hyd. bichloride, 2 grains. 
Iodia, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Teaspoonful four times dailv. 
After second bottle patient reported feeling "well." 



SYNOVITIS. 

Hot Water in Synovitis,. 

Dr. J. D. Thomas reports good results from the following 
procedure in synovitis. He procures two large flat sponges, 
sufficiently large to envelop the joint; these are washed clean, in 
order to remove any sand or calcareous matter contained in 
them, then squeezed dry and applied to the swollen joint, and 
over this a roller bandage is applied as Arm as is possible to 
apply it. the bandage covering the sponges perfectly, and then 
hot water applied until the sponges are saturated: this hot water 
application should bepracticed every two hours. He cites sev- 
eral cases as evidence of the value of this treatment. 



Synovitis. 

R. Unguenti hydrargyri, 1 ounce. 
Sig. — As an inunction to the previously blistered surface. 
n). — W, 



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An anodyne mixture was given containing to the teaspoonful 
R. Tr. aconiti, i drop. 

Tr. verat. virid., I drop. 
Tr. gelsemii, 4 drops. 
Morph. sulph., 1-8 grain. 
Hoffman's anodyne, 15 drops. 
Tr. valerian, 15 drops. 
Aquae, 30 drops. 
This was given every hour until the temperature was reduced 
to 103 F. 

R. Unguenti iodi compositi, 

Unguenti belladonna?, each *< ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply twice daily until the skin becomes irri- 
tated; after it is healed, begin anew. After rubbing in well ap- 
ply dry heat for fifteen minutes. [In th more chronic forms.) 

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SKIN DISEASES 



Diagnosis. — As the disease is one characterized by many 
symptoms not mei with in other diseases, the diagnosis is usually 
readily made by one familiar with it. In obscure cases, however,, 
a careful study of the following diagnostic table will enable one 
to make a diagnosis with positivenes 

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS. 
PSORIASIS. ZEMA. 

1. No itching. I. Itching. 

2. No moisture. -• Moisture. 

3. Prefers extensor surfaces. 3. Prefers flexor surfaces. 

4. General. 

5. Symmetrical. 

6. Shiny scales. 

7. No crusts, 

8. Lesions uniform. 



4. Never universal. 

5. Not. 

6. Not. 

7. Generally have. 

8. Multiform. 



9. Lesions round and well de- 9. Patches irregular and ill 
fined. defined. 

10. Healthy skin between the 10. Not. 
lesions. 

11. Pin-point bleeding on re- 11. Never so. 
removing scales. 

12. Never palms and soles. 12. Commonly so. 



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SYPHILIS. 

Syphilitic history generally. 
Not so. 

Not entirely covered by the 
scales; redness extends be- 
yond the scanty covering. 

ECZEMA. 

Not so much so. 
May have, 
More adherent. 



PSORIASIS. 

i. No syphilitic history. j I. 

2. Extensor surfaces. 2. 

3. Lesions entirely covered by 3. 
the scales. 

4. Scales shiny and silvery. 

5. Never crusts. 

6. Scales loose. 4. 

7. Redness bright or inflam- 5. 
matory in color. 6. 

S. Pin-point bleeding on re- 7. Dark or copper-colored. 

moval of scales. 

9. Lesions uniform. 8. Not so. 

10. Never destructive. 9. Multiform. 

11. Never palms and soles. 

12. Never any moisture. | 10. Generally is sooner or later. 

11. Frequently does. 

12. Generally pus or other 
moisture sooner or later. 

We frequently have to differentiate it from certain other dis- 
eases more or less peculiar to the scalp, as favus, tinea tonsurans 
and seborrhcea sicca.?"* 

In favus we never have scales, but crusts. The crusts are al- 
ways, instead of being white and shiny as in psoriasis, of a bright 
or sulphur yellow color. These crusts, characteristic of favus, 
are always cup-shaped. The hairs are brittle and broken off in 
favus, while their condition is normal in psoriasis. We find with 
the microscope the characteristic parasite of favus, which is ab- 
sent in psoriasis. Favus is never a symmetrical disease — that is, 
we may find one or two patches or lesions on one side of the 
scalp and none on the other. 

As differentiated from tinea tonsurans or ringworm of the scalp 
in psoriasis the disease is symmetrical, whilr in tinea tonsurans 
the disease Js'unsymmetrical. There may be a patch on one 
side of the 'head and none on the other. We never find the 
white, shiny scales in tinea tonsurans characteristic of psoriasis. 
We never find the coin-sized patches in tinea tonsurans that we 
do in'psoriasis. We always find the hairs brittle and broken off, 
and some of them loose, in tinea tonsurans, but we never find this 
condition in psoriasis. We have also the discovery of the para- 
site in tinea tonsurans which is absent in psoriasis. 



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Skin Diseases. 
Resorcin in skin diseases is worthy of trial. The following 
formula is suggestive: 

R. Resorcin, 10 to 15 parts. 
Castor oil, 90 parts. 
Alcohol, 300 parts. 
Balsam of Peru, 1 part. 
Mix. It forms a liniment which is applied to the skin in ec- 
zema, alopecia and seborrhoea. 



Ointment for Acne. 
R. Resorcin, 45 grains. 

Powd. starch. 75 grains. 
Oxide of zinc. 75 grains. 
Petrolatum, 225 grains. 
This ointment is to be applied at bedtime, and removed in the 
morning with the aid of olive oil and cotton wadding. It never 
causes irritation, and improvement appears in three da\ 



Herpes Zoster— Shingles. 
R. Hydrochlorate of cocaine, 5 grains. 
Fluid extract of belladonna, '_- ounce. 
Distilled witch-hazel, 1 ] , ounci 
Mix. Mop over the surface frequently, and a fine powder 
can at the same time be dusted on the parts, or collodion can be 
used in place of the latter. 

Ointment for Syphilitic Eruptions. 
Syphilitic eruptions on the face and hands quickly yield to 
daily inunction with the following ointment: 

R. Ammonii chloridi, 40 grains. 
Ung. hydrargyri, 2 drachms. 
Oil amygdalae amar., 4 minims. 
Adipis, add 1 ounce. 
Apply twice daily for 10 minutes. 



Parasitic Skin Diseases. 



R. Sodii hyposulphite, 3 ounces. 
Acid sulphurous, l /> ounce. 
Aqua 1 , 1 pint. 
Mix, Sig. — Apply once or twice each day. 



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Ointment for Skin Diseases. 

R. Princip. carb. zinc, i ounce. 
Lac. sulphur, I ounce. 
Lard or vaseline, 3 ounces; 
Oil wintergreen, 1 ounce. 
Mix. 

This makes a good ointment for a variety of skin diseases, and 
especially scabies. 



SCABIES OR ITCH. 

Recommended by M. Bazin, to be found in U. S. Dispensatory 
(13th ed.) under the head of " Acidum Carbolicum. "' One or 
two applications does the work successfully. Its cleanliness 
commends its use: 

R. Acid carbol., y 2 drachm. 
Acid acet., 2 ounces. 
Aquas dist., 6 ounces. 
Oil bergamot, 10 drops. 
Mix. 
It is a good application for inflammation from poison oak. 



Scabies. 
R. Sulphur sublim., 1 drachm. 
Balsam Peru, 4 drachms. 
Butyri petrolii, i*4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Rub over entire bodv twice a daj\ 
The above, besides being very effective, is pleasant to the 
smell. 



For Prurigo. 
R. Chloralis hydrat., ij4 drachms. 
Aq. lauro-cerasi, y 2 ounce. 
Aq. dest., 2^ ounces. 
Mix and make lotion. Very efficacious in rebellious cases. 



Itch. 
Dr. Greulich claims that the following never fails him 
R. Resorcin, 1 drachm. 
Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply every night at bedtime. 



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R. Vaseline, 4 ounces. 

Acid carbol., y 2 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply locally twice a day. 



Sulphur for Itch. 
Simple sulphur ointment will not of itself destroy the itch insect,, 
as is commonly supposed; on the contrary, they have been shown 
to live in it for days. But, on the addition of a little carbonate 
of potash, sulphurated potash is formed, which speedily annihi- 
lates them. 



Barber's Itch. 
R. Hydrag. ammoniat., 10 grains. 
Bismuth, subnit., 1 drachm. 
Liq. carbonis deterg. 1 drachm. 
Lanolin, 6 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — To be applied night and morning. 



Benzaoted oxide of zinc will cure most any form of eczema. 

Barber's Itch. 
R. Acid tannic, 45 grains. 
Lact. sulph., iy> drachms. 
Zinc oxid., 4 drachms. 
Amyl., 4 drachms. 
Yasel., 1 ounce. 
Mix. Si£\ — To be used twice daily. 

The itching may be due to eczema marginatum, which is 
caused by a vegetable parasite. In this case sulphur ointment, 
or a lotion composed of equal parts of sulphurous acid and water, 
will readily cure the disease. 

In case the itching be due to a chronic eczema, it is necessary to 
use both constitutional and local means. Locally have the pa- 
tient apply a soft sponge filled with water as hot as can be born 
and leave it on till it begins to cool. This procedure may be re- 
peated. 

Remedy for Scabies. 

R. Sulphur, 6 ounces. 

Pot. bicarb., 3 drachms. 
Lard, quantity sufficient. 
Mix and make ointment. Sig, — Apply locally twice a day. 



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Coal Tar in Barbers' Itch. 
The following have acted well in barbers' itch: Prepared 
chalk, ten parts ; coal tar, one to four parts; glycerine, five parts; 
simple cerate, fifty parts; or, prepared chalk, eight parts; coal 
tar, one to two parts; linseed oil, twenty parts. Cut the hairs 
or shave them off, and apply once or twice a week. 



Scabies— Itch. 

R. Red oxide of mercury, 7 
Balsam of Peru, y 2 ounce. 
Lard, 3 ounces. 



For Scabies, Mange, Etc. 
A remedy for " scabies, mange, or what is it? " The follow- 
ing I have never known to fail, and have tried it in hundreds of 
cases : 

R. Oil of tar, 2 to 4 drachms. 
Sulphur, 2 to 4 drachms. 
Carbolized cosmoline, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply before going to bed each night to the 
parts diseased, rubbing it as nearly dry as possible with the hand. 
Gentle friction is the best. — K. 



SORE NIPPLES AND CHAPPED HANDS. 

R. Cosmoline ointment, 1 ounce. 
Oxide of zinc, 10 grains. 
Subnit. of bismuth, 1 drachm. 
Carbolic acid, 10 drops. 
Mix these ingredients well together. In this combination you 
have an ointment that I do not think can be beaten for chapped 
hands. Clean them thoroughly with a toilet soap, then apply the 
ointment by gentle friction three times a day. 



Ointment for Sore Nipples. 
R. Tannin, 1 part. 

Bismuth subnit., 2 parts. 
Petroleum ointment, 30 parts. 
Mix. Sig. — To be applied constantly when the child is not 
nursing. 



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Sore Nipples. 
We have found no application equal to the following for sore 
nipples. It is simple, easy of preparation, safe for the baby, and 
if applied when the child's mouth is sore, either from thrush or 
aphthae, it is a useful remedy for the child: 
R. Pulv. acaciae, 

Sodee biboratis, each )A ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Sprinkle a little upon the nipple immediately af- 
ter the child is done nursing. 

Nurse's sore mouth readily gives way under the following: 
R. Potassii chloratis, i ounce. 

Acidi muriatici, 20 drops. 

Aqua, * < pint. 
Mix and add: 

Tr. ferri chloridi, 55 drops. 
Mix. Sig. — One-half gill three times a day. 



Sore Nipples 
Dr. J. F. Scarff applies to sore nipples a mixture composed of 
half a drachm each of bals. Peru and tr. arnica: half an ounce 
each of almond oil and lime water, and gets better results than 
from any other application. 

Mucous Patches. 
A solution of chromic acid is perhaps the best application to 
mucous patches, especially to those in the mouth and the 
pharynx. Use two grains to the ounce of water. 

Chapped Hands. 
Dr. M. A. Wilson gives the following prescription for chapped 
hands: 

R. Acid carbol., 15 graii 
Yolk of egg, i 
Glycerine, 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A small portion to be gently smeared over the 
affected surface several times daily. 

The wearing of a pair of cotton or old kid gloves will much 
assist recovery. The hands to be kept as much as possible out 
of water. This mixture does not "spoil" by keeping. — Medical 
Record, 



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Sore Nipples. 

Wash with tincture of benzoin. The benzoin forms a varnish 
over the cracked surface, and this protects them during the act 
of nursing, and does not interfere with lactation. Under this 
treatment, they will generally heal in from four to ten days. 



In sore mouth of lactation, or pregnancy, if due to acidity, 
which is generally the case, aromatic sulphuric acid after meals 
is the remedy. 

Sore Nipples. 

The nipple should be cleaned with a little warm water, to 
which has been added a small amount of borax, before applying: 
R. Balsam Peru, }4 drachm. 
Tinct. arnicas, }4 drachm . 
Oil amygdala? dulc, 
Aquae calcis, each j4 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Shcike well and apply to nipples with camel's 
hair brush. 



SORE THROAT. 

Sore Throat—Hoarseness. 

For common sore throat dissolve alum in cold tea; use as a 
gargle; wear camphorated flannel around the neck. 

For hoarseness, from cold or public speaking, take of common 
horseradish (as prepared in vinegar for table use), one part; 
loaf sugar, nine parts. Rub well together; keep a little in the 
mouth, swallowing slowly until relieved. 



Sore Throat. 

Dr. A. Livezey says : In the first stage of tonsillitis, quinzy or 
sore throat, I have repeatedly used the following "astonishing 
gargle" with prompt success: 
R. Tr. guaiac. am., 3 drachms. 

Liq. potassae, 3 drachms. 

Tr. opii. U. S. P., 2 drachms. 

Aqua cinnam., quantity sufficient to make 8 drachms. 



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Minister's Sore Throat. 

R. Acidi carbolici, 12 drops. 
Tinct. iodi. comp., 75 drops. 
Glycerini, 2 ounces. 
Aqua, 2/2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Use as a gargle, properly diluted. 



SMALL-POX. 

To cure the small-pox when learned physicians say the patient 
must die. 

R. Sulphate of zinc, 1 grain. 

Foxglove (digitalisi, 1 grain. 
Sugar, '_. teaspoonful. 
Mix well with two tablespoonfuls of water; when thoroughly 
mixed, add four ounces of water. Take teaspoonful every hour 
The disease will disappear in twelve hours. For a child, smaller 
doses, according to age. 



Ointment for Small-Pox. 
The following ointment is said to act as an anesthetic and 
antiseptic, and to prevent pitting: 

R. Pulv. iodoform, l / 2 drachm. 
Pulv. camphorae, 1 drachm. 
Vaselini, 1 drachm. 
Mix and make ointment. Sig. — Apply by gentle inunction. 



The best treatment of small-pox is, vaccinate your patient 
every day with genuine Beaugency bovine virus, during the 
stage of invasion and eruption; and once or twice during the 
stage of suppuration, if it requires it to abate fever. During 
the invasion, use cold drinks, and remedies to relieve vomiting, if 
required. 



Small-Pox. 
R. Tinct. gelsem., ij^ drachms. 
Tinct. aconit. rad., 32 drops. 
Aqua, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two hours 



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For a fever, with a feeble and quick pulse, give : 
R. Tinct. aconit. rad., 32 drops. 
Aqua, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every hour. 



For a fever, with a full, open and bounding pulse, give 
R. Tinct. verat. vir. , 15 drops. 
Tinct. aconit. rad., 32 drops. 
Aqua, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two hours. 



For the throat and mouth : 

R. Potass, chlor., 2 drachms. 
Aqua, 4 ounces. 

Mix. Sig. — Wash the mouth four or five times a day. 

When the vesicles begin to suppurate give quinine sulph. and 
tinct. iron three times a day in tonic doses, and continue until 
convalescence is established. 

During the course of the disease let your patient drink freely 
of lemonade. Let the diet be light and nourishing. There will 
be little, if any, pitting. 



SCROFULA. 

Asclepias in Scrofula. 

There are, I think, very few cases of scrofula that will not be 
greatly benefited by a persevering use of asclepias; and when 
combined with phytolacca decandra, I know of no prescription 
comparable to it in this disease, aided by malt or cod-liver oil 
when indicated. Especially is this true with the disease as it ap- 
pears in the negro, on whom it seems to act with peculiar effi- 
cacy. My favorite formula is the following: 

R. Strong decoction asclepias syriaca, 12 ounces. 
Decoction phytolacca decandra, 4 ounces. 
Pure whisky, 6 ounces. 
White sugar, 4 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — From one-half teaspoonful to two teaspoonfuls 
thrice daily, according to age and effect produced . 

— Dr. Thomas. 



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The Four C's— An Alterative. 
R. Arsenici chloridi, I grain. 

Ammonii chloridi, 2 drachms. 
Tinct. ferri chloridi, 4 fluid drachms. 
Hydrarg. bichloridi, 1^ grains. 
Aqua destillatcV, ad., 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — 1 fluid drachm in water, three to six times a day. 



A very useful formula in the treatment of the anaemia and 
glandular enlargement of pale, flabby and scrofulous children is 
the syrup of the iodide of iron combined with cascara cordial, as 
follows: 

R. Syrup ferri iod , 

Cascara cordial, each 2 ounces. 
Dose. — 20 drops in water T. I. D., increased as required. 



Rachitis, Rickets, Scrofula. Struma. 
R. Syrupj ferri iodidi, 1 to 2 llu.it! drachms. 

Syrupi simplicis, add quantity sufficient to make 2 fluid 
ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoon ful three times a day. — A 



R. Hydrarg. iod. rwb., 4 grains. 
Potassa iodide, 1 1 / 2 ounces. 
Tr. iodine, 2 drachms. 
Aqua, 7 1 - ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in a little water three times a day. 



Phytolacca. 
Indicated in all cases where the lvmphatic glands are involved 
and where there is a tendency to formation of pus; for instance, 
pustular eruptions, suppurating ulcers, etc. 



SPERMATORRHOEA. 

A mixture containing tincture of perchloride of iron and tinct- 
ure of nux vomica should be given twice or three times a day: 
also a pill containing a fourth or a third of a grain of extract of 
belladonna with three grains of camphor should be given at first 
every night, immediately before going to bed. If these lines of 



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treatment be adhered to, the patient, whether suffering from real 
spermatorrhoea or • simply from frequently returning nocturnal 
emissions, will steadily improve, and the emissions will occur less 
and less frequently till, in the course of a few weeks, or possibly 
months — for a malady of long standing (as this usually is) is 
never cured immediately — they will cease altogether, or only 
occur at such intervals as may be deemed normal, and in which 
there is no harm whatever. 



Spermatorrhoea. 
R. Quininse sulphatis, 6 grains. 

Acidi sulphurici diluti, I fluid drachm. 
Tincture cardamomi compositae, 3 fluid drachms. 
Aqua cinnamomi, 5^ fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Two tablespoonfuls twice daily. — Milton. 



R. Pulveris opii, 5 grains. 
Camphorse, 4 scruples. 
Pulveris acacise, 

Syrupi simplicis, add quantity sufficient. 
Make mass and divide into 40 pills. Sig. — Take two pills 
three times a day. — Waring. 

SCIATICA. 

Dr. Metcalf thinks the following prescription one of undoubted 
value in sciatica : 

R. Tine, aconit. rad., ) 

Tine, colchic. sem., I each 3 drachms. 
Tine, belladonna-, ) 
Mix. Sig. — Dose, six drops every six hours. 



Sciatica. 
R. Extracti belladonnas, % grain. 
Extracti stramonii, I grain. 
Extracti cannabis indicse, % grain. 
Extracti aconiti, % grain. 
Extracti opii, x / 2 grain. 
Extracti hyoscyami, | grain. 
Extracti conii, 1 grain. 
Extracti glycyrrhizae, quantity sufficient. 
Mix, and make into pills. Sig, — Take three, four, and even 
five pills in a day, pro re nata. — Brown- Sequard. 



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Sciatica. 
Enveloping the limb for one night in flovv.ers of sulphur will 
cure sciatica. The urine next morning smells strongly of sul- 
phuretted hydrogen. 

Sciatica. 
The actual cautery lightly and liberally applied along the 
course of the nerve and repeated every two weeks for four treat- 
ments will cure the most inveterate case of sciatica. 



SPLEEN ENLARGEMENT. 

Enlarged and Indurated Spleen. 
R. Sulph. cinchon., i}j drachms. 
Sulph. iron pul., ij4 drachms. 
Sulphuric acid arom., 2 drachms. 
Sulph. magnesia, Ij4 ounces. 
Nitric acid, 30 drops. 
Aqua? dist., 10 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful three times daily, before meals. 
Dissolve the cinchonidia in the acids, add a little of the water, 
then the iron; mix all, after well dissolved. 



Enlarged Spleen. 
R. Ext. chionanth. vir. ll., 2 ounces. 
Ext. xanthroxyl. 11., 1 ounce. 
Ext. apocyn. and. n\, 1 ounce. 
Alcohol dil., 12 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Dose, according to age of patient. 



Spleen Mixture. 
R. Quinine sulph., 1 drachm. 
Ferri. sulph., 1 drachm. 
Acid nitr., 1 drachm. 
Potass, nitras, 3 ounces. 
Aqua, 10 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful three times a day for adults. 



Enlarged Spleen. 
Ten grains of bromide potass., twice a day, will be likely to 
effect a cure in a short time. 



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Malarial Enlargement of the Spleen. 

R. Pul. ferri. carbonatis, I drachm. 
Acidi arseniosi, i grain. 
Quiniae sulph., 2 scruples. 
Mix, make 40 pills. Sig. — Two pills three times a day. 

— Bartholow. 



TEETH-EXTRACTING PAINLESSLY. 

Extraction of Teeth. 
Waiting for the swelling to go down in abscessed teeth before 
extracting is an old advice, and as foolish and unnecessary as old 
The tooth will come easier while the activity of the abscess makes 
it loose, and much pain is avoided, and no ill consequences can 
result. 



To Extract Teeth Painlessly. 
Use ether in the form of spray in the neighborhood of the ex- 
ternal auditory meatus. This acts upon the branches of the tri- 
geminal in the face, thus producing anaesthesia sufficient to ex- 
tract teeth without pain. This method is easy and free from 
danger. 

Local Dental Anaesthetic. 
Tincture of cannabis indica, diluted with three to five times 
the same quantity of water and applied on cotton to the cavities 
of the teeth and gums, will prove an effective local anaesthetic, 
allowing a painless extraction of the teeth. In cold weather use 
warm water for the dilution. 



Dentrifice. 

Tincture of iodine wilFremove tartar from the teeth and cause 
soft, diseased gums to become healthy. 



Local Anaesthetic in Dentistry. 
R. Pulv. camphor, 6 drachms. 
JE\hzr sulphur, 1 drachm. 
Apply this to the gums surrounding the tooth to be removed 
until the gum turns white, when the tooth can be extracted with 
scarcely any pain. — Medical' Times and Gazette from Dental 
Cosmos. 



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TOOTHACHE. 

R. Arsenious acid, 15 grains. 

Muriate of cocaine, 15 grains. 
Crystallized menthol, 3^ grains. 
Glycerin, 2 drachms. 
Mix. A pledget of cotton moistened with this, and placed in 
the cavity of the tooth, will quickly check the pain. 

Toothache Cure. 
Known as "carbolic colloid," and is a favorite prescription: 
R. Carbolic acid (No. 1), 1 drachm. 
Collodion, 1 drachm. 
Dissolve the acid by heat, and mix it with the collodion by a 
brisk shake. May be colored with saffron. 

Directions. — A small piece on the point of a pin to be placed 
in the tooth, and covered with a bit of dry cotton wool. 



One giain of powdered digitalis taken internally frequently 
affords prompt relief in toothache and neuralgia. The tincture 
or other preparations do not appear to answer the purpose nearly 
so well. 



Dental Sedative. 
R. Hyd. cocaine, 20 drops. 
Oil cloves, 1 drachm. 
Chloroform, 1 drachm. 
Alcohol, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Dry the gums and apply a few drops on absorb- 
ent cotton to gums nearest the aching tooth; squeeze the gums 
between thumb and finger for a few seconds and they will be 
completely paralyzed. Extract the tooth immediately. 



Toothache. 



A bit of soda dropped into the cavity of an aching tooth will 
afford relief. 



Toothache. 
Dr. Sporer recommends that three to four lumps hydrate 
chloral should be inserted into the painful and hollow tooth, the 
chloral being allowed to dissolve. He has treated thirty-eight 
cases successfully in this way, and has also obtained good results 
in several cases of hemicrania resulting from carious teeth. 



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TETTER. 

An excellent remedy for chapped hands, tetter and scald-head: 
R. Glycerole of tar (good pine tar), i part. 
Glycerine, 3 parts. 
Mix. Warm and shake well before using. Some use one- 
third tar. 



The following ointment has proved very successful in my hands. 
R. Chrysophanic acid, 1 drachm. 
Simple cerate, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Make an ointment and apply to the parts affected 
morning and night. 

Treatment for obstinate tetter: 

R. Alum, 210 grains. 
Borax, 200 grains. 
Sugar lead, 40 grains. 
Blue vitriol, 20 grains. 
Rain water, 1 pint. 
Mix. Sig. — Shake before using; wash the parts affected two 
or three times a day.. 



R. Acid salicyl., 1 drachm. 
Adipis, 1 ounce 
Mix and make ointment. Sig. — Apply to hands night and 
morning, until fissures heal and desquamation ceases. 

Then use the following for at least three weeks, at bedtime, 
wrapping the hand up well in order to protect the bedding: 
R. Hyd. oxidum flav., 30 grains. 
Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply at bedtime. 



CLIMATE AND CONSUMPTION. 

A writer in The Medical Journal makes some definite asser- 
tions concerning the influence of climate on pulmonary diseases. 
No zone, he declares, enjoys entire immunity from pulmonary 
consumption; moreover, the popular belief that phthisis is com- 
mon in cold climates is fallacious, and the idea, now so prevalent, 
that phthisis is rare in warm climates is as untrue as it is dan- 
gerous; the disease causes a large portion of deaths on the sea- 



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shore, the mortality diminishing with elevation, up to a certain 
point; altitude is inimical to the development of consumption, 
owing chiefly to the greater purity of the atmosphere in elevated 
situations, its ireedom from organic matter and its richness in 
ozone; moisture arising from a clay soil, or due to evaporation, 
is one of the most influential factors in its production; dampness 
of atmosphere predisposes to the development of the disease, 
but dryness is of decided value. 



Laryngeal Phthisis. 

The mode of administering remedies for the relief of pulmo- 
nary ailments by inhalation is familiar to all, and has been prac- 
ticed from very ancient times, and numerous substances have 
been used with more or less benefit in this manner. 

Of the many inhalent remedies we have used for the relief of 
laryngeal phthisis the following is very efficient, and one of the 
best: 

R. Pure wood creosote, 2 drops. 
Oil sassafras, 1 drachm. 
Lactic acid, 2 drachms. 
Listerine, 2 ounces. 

Alcohol, quantity sulrlcien: to make 4 ounces 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in two ounces of warm water. 
Use as a spray for the throat, inhaling deeply as possible rive 
to ten minutes at a time, every one to three hours, during the 
day, and when awake at night. 

This is a powerful deodorizing remedy. In gangrene of the 
lung we have seen astonishingly good results obtained by its 
faithful use. 



Pertussis and Tuberculosis. 
Fumigations of powdered resorcin are to be used, made by 
heating the drug in a small metallic vessel provided with an al- 
cohol lamp. Fifteen grains of resorcin usually suffice for each 
fumigation. In pertussis fumigation should be made every two 
hours, day and night, and this continued for twenty days. In 
tuberculosis the fumigations should be increased to such a degree 
that the patient actually lives in an antiseptic atmosphere. This 
method has met with great success. In practice, however, we 
must content ourselves with four or five fumigations during the 



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day, though during the night they can be made almost contin- 
uously. The patient should also take internally two or three 
tablespoonfuls daily of a solution of two and a half drachms of 
resorcin in sixteen ounces of syrup of turpentine. 



Dr. Jurist, for a man with tubercular laryngitis, gave: 
R. Creosoti, 30 grains. 
Iodol., 30 grains. 
Bismuth, subnitrat., 9 grains. 
Mix. — Make 15 capsules. Sig. — One three times a day. 



Turpentine in Affections of the Throat and Lungs. 

I have been using pure oil of turpentine in affections of the 
throat and lungs for some time, and find better and more satis- 
factory results than from any other remedy ever tried. I use 
the ordinary hand atomizer, and throw a spray of the liquid into 
the throat every few minutes, or at longer intervals, according to 
the gravity of the case. The bulb of the instrument should be 
compressed as the act of inspiration commences, so as to insure 
application of the remedy to the whole, which can be done in case 
of children very successfully. It is surprising how a diphthe- 
ritic membrane will melt away under an almost constant spray of 
pure oil of turpentine. I now use the turpentine spray whenever 
a child complains of sore throat of an}' kind. 

In cases of tuberculosis of the lungs, bronchitis, and the latter 
stages of pneumonia, I have found the turpentine inhalation very 
beneficial. I use an atomizer or paper funnel, from which the 
turpentine may be inhaled at will. I hang around the bed and in 
the room flannel cloths saturated with oil of turpentine, in all 
cases of catarrhal bronchitis — in fact, in all affections of the air 
passages, and my patients invariably express themselves as being 
very much relieved. — Arthur E. Spohn, 31. D. 



Tuberculosis. 

The action of resorcin only became evident in the subacute 
forms of the disease. Usually after fifteen days the general con- 
dition improved, the sweats lessened, and the fever diminished. 
The local condition showed a diminution of the rales, an increase 
of the vital capacity, and the progress of cicatrization of the ul- 



256 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

cerated surface. By continuing the treatment after these results 
had been obtained, the author was able to maintain his patients in 
a satisfactory state; some for two years, others for five or six 
years.^In the treatment of acute phthisis, or in advanced cases, 
resorcin only produced temporary benefit. 



Night-Sweats of Phthisis. 
Dr. r Kohnhorn recommends the following powder in the night- 
sweats of phthisis : 

R. Salicylic acid, 3 gram . 

Powdered starch, 10 grams. 
Powdered talc, 87 grams. 
Mix. Sig. — To be powdered over the body every night. 



To Relieve Cough and Night-Sweats in Phthisis. 
R. Acidi gallici, 8 grains. 

Morphia* hydrochlorat., J grain. 
Confect. rosae gallicag, sufficient to make 2 pills. 
Sig. — To be taken every night at bedtime. 

Tuberculosis. 
Said to relieve the cough and tend to fatten the patient 
R. Syrup >'odide lime, 3 ounces. 
Ext. malt 11. , 3 ounces. 
Ext. of hops, 2 ounces. 
Mix. — Teaspoonful three to four times a day. 



Expectorant. 
Terpin hydrate is a new expectorant, said to be very active in 
its specific effects. It is derived from the oil of turpentine. 



Beef, od liver oil and pepsin three times a day with the fol- 
lowing: 

R. Calisaya bark, 1 ounce. 

Black snake-root, 2 ounces. 
Rock candy, 8 ounces. 
Whisky, 1 pint. 

Mix. Sig Wineglassful every morning before breakfast. 

Patient will soon get rid of the troublesome cough and find that 
he will improve under this treatment. 

"Where sulphur abounds are regions of immunity from con- 
sumption." Is this true ? Do facts prove it ? If so, the anti- 
septic treatment is surely the treatment for phthisis. 



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Constitutional Treatment. 
R. Fowler's solution, 6 drachms. 
Creosote, i drachm. 
Syr. wild cherry, 8 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One-fourth to one teaspoonful three times per 
day, according to age. Generally give a patient sixteen years 
old, or over, one teaspoonful. 



Laryngeal Tuberculosis. 
Dr. Tauber, speaking of the third stage, says the principal 
complaint of the patients is the painful swallowing of liquids and 
solids. He studied and tried to correct this painful deglutition 
for several years, and can confidently recommend the following 
simple and efficient remedy. The application can be thoroughly 
made to the ulcerated parts once or twice a day: 
R. Carbolic acid, ij£ drachms. 
Tincture iodine, y 2 ounce. 
Glycerine, 2 drachms. 
Mix. When this mixture is applied, the patient experiences a 
burning sensation for a short time, but in a few seconds he is en- 
abled to swallow liquids and solids with ease. 



Creosote in Phthisis. 
Dr. Reuss, of Paris, has employed creosote in the treatment of 
phthisis with apparent benefit. He prescribes it in lozenges 
(dragees), the formula for each being: 

R. Pure balsam of tolu, 3 grains. 
Pure beech creosote, % grain. 
Excipient, quantity sufficient. 
Sig. — Two of these for a dose; given at first night and morn- 
ing, and gradually increased, sometimes up to ten lozenges a day. 



The Value of Buttermilk. 
Buttermilk is useful in all cases where a milk-cure is indicated, 
and is particularly to be recommended in consumption. Sour 
milk has shown itself valuable in scrofulosis, neurasthenia, hypo- 
chondriasis, in convalescence, in diseases of the organs of respira- 
tion and deglutition, chronic catarrh of the air passages, nervous 
disturbances following excessive or exclusive meat diet, dropsy, 
albuminuria, and Bright's disease. It is also useful in diabetis 
mellitus. 



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Guaiacol. 

This substance is the active principle of creosote, and is used 
by Sahli in tuberculosis, as follows : 

R. Guaiacoli, 25 to 30 grains. 
Aqune, 45 drachms. 
Spirit, vini., 5 drachms. 
Mix. To be put in darkened bottles. 



Inhalation in Phthisis Pulmonalis. 

R. Creosoti, 

Sp. chloroformi, 
Alcoholis, each equal parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Five to twenty drops to be used on the inhaler 
every three hours. 



Remedy for Tonsillitis. 
Dr. John Aulde reports six cases of acute tonsillitis in which he 
successfully used a preparation of guaiac, recommended by 
Prof. J. M. Da Costa, which is as follows: tinct guaiac, two lluid 
ounces ; this is to be poured into the yolk of two eggs, previously 
beaten together. T\\t mixture is simply shaken up and makes a 
fine emulsion. Of this mixture the dose is a teaspoonful every 
two hours. Proper attention should be paid to the bowels, and 
a mild saline cathartic given if required. 



Tonsillitis. 
R. Tinct. iodii, 2 drachms. 
Acid carbolici, \ drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply with camel's hairbrush, night and morning. 



Tonsillitis. 
Wolfenden says: The use of bicarbonate of soda in tonsillitis, 
being so simple a remedy, I was induced to try its efficacy at my 
clinic at the throat hospital, and I met with such good results 
that I have abandoned all other methods of local treatment. I 
order patients suffering from tonsillitis to rub the pure powder 
of bicarbonate of soda very frequently over the tonsils. I have 
found that this plan produces immediate relief to the patient. 



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UR/EMIC POISON. 

R. Acidi benzoici, % ounce. 
Syr. tolutani, 4 ounces 
Mix. Sig. — Tablespoonful every three hours in water. 

— Da Costa. 



The patient's bowels were freely opened by enema, and the 
following formula directed : 
R. Fl. ext. gelsimini, 10 drops. 
Fl. ext. hyosciami, 2 drachms. 

Lithiated hydrangea (Lambert's), quantity sufficient to make 

4 ounces. 

Mix. Sig. — Two teaspoonfuls every four hours in water. 

Flaxseed tea was given to assuage thirst, and an absolute milk 

diet was rigidly enforced. Hot hip baths were given two or 

three times daily. 

Uraemia. 
R. Tincturae hyoscyami, 3 fluid drachms. 
Spiritus aetheris nitrosi, J fluid ounce. 
Liquoris ammonii acetatis, 1 fluid ounce. 
Aqua camphors, add quantity sufficient to make 6 fluid 
ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A tablespoonful every three hours. (Inhalation 
of chloroform during convulsions, or chloral hydrate by the 
mouth or hypodermically. In sudden attacks in plethoric persons, 
as sometimes in pregnancy, free venesection. 

— Charteris. 



Uric Acid Diathesis. 
R. Sodii bicarbonatis, 1 drachm. 

Tincturae calumbae, r fluid ounce. 
Infusi quassia?, 3 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Take a tablespoonful four times a day. 



— Hazard. 



ULCERS. 

R. Balsami copaiba, 2 drachms. 

Mucilaginis acaciae, y 2 fluid ounce - 
Mix and add: 

Aqua calcis, 6 fluid ounces. 
Make injection. (In ulceration of the urethra, rectum or vag- 
ina.) — Abernethy. 



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R. Creasoti, 4 minims. 

Aqua destillatae, 6 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — In tablespoonful doses. {In chronic gastric ul- 
cer.) — Niemeyer. 



VENEREAL WARTS. 

Equal parts of burnt alum and tannin sprinkled in powder 
upon venereal warts will desiccate them, and they can be rubbed 
off in a few days. 



Venereal Warts. 

Cured by applying an ointment containing ten per cent, of the 
oleate of mercury. 

Warts. 

The following is quoted from the Gaz. Med, Lomb. t and is 
claimed to be very effectual : 

R. Acid salicylic, 15 grains. 
Alcohol, 16 minims. 
Ether, 40 minims. 
Collodion, iy 2 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply daily to the warts. 

Venereal Warts. 

Goodman finds that painting venereal warts with collodion will 
often cause them to dry up and disappear. 



For Warts on the Hands. 

R. Ext. cannabis indica, 10 grains. 
Salicylic acid, 30 grains. 
Collodion, 1 drachm. 
Mix. Sig. — To be applied daily for several days. 



Gonorrhceal Warts. 
Nussbaum washes these twice daily with salt water, and then 
sprinkles them with calomel. The reaction of the residual sodium 
chloride and calomel produces mercuric chloride. This treatment, 
he claims, cures the warts rapidlv, without causing pain or deten- 
tion from business. 



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An Effectual Treatment for Warts. 

It is now fairly established, says a writer in the Medical Press, 
that the common wart which is so unsightly and often so prolif- 
erous on the hands and face, can be easily removed by small doses 
of sulphate of magnesia taken internally. M. Colrat, of Lyons, 
has drawn attention to this extraordinary fact. Several children 
treated with three-grain doses of Epsom salts, morning and even- 
ing, were promptly cured. M. Aubert cites the case of a woman 
whose face was disfigured by these excrescences, and who was 
cured in a month by a drachm and a half of magnesia taken 
daily. 



Application for Warts. 

R. Acidi salicylici, i part. 

Alcoholis (90 per cent.), 1 part. 
Etheris sulph., 2}4 parts. 
Collodii, 5 parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Paint the warts daily with the solution. 



For Preputial Warts. 

Preputial warts yield rapidly to a dusting powder of pure car- 
bonate of zinc, mixed with half its weight of powdered salcylic 
acid. 



VOMITING OF PREGNANCY. 

Use the following prescription. It will arrest almost every 
case of vomiting due to pregnancy: 

R. Cocaine mur., 5 grains. 
Apomorphise, %. grain. 
Aqua calcis, 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two hours. 



R. Ingluvin, 2 drachms. 

Oxilate of cerium, 2 drachms. 
Zinci oxide, 3 grains. 
Pul. pepsini, 12 grains. 
Mix: make 12 powders. Sig. — One three times a day, 



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Fowler's Solution in Warts. 

The author, Dr. Pullin, has cured three cases of warts by the 
external application of from one to six drops of Fowler's solution 
of arsenic daily. In about two weeks the warts dried up and 
fell off. 



For Vomiting of Pregnancy, 

R. Acidi carbolici, 2 drops. 

Bismuthi subnitratis, 1 drachm. 
Aqua menth. pip., 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful as often as necessary to check 
vomiting. 



Vomiting of Pregnancy. 
Dujardin-Beaumetz gives the following for the uncontrollable 
vomiting of pregnancy. 

R. Cocaine hydrochlor., 8 grains. 
Aq. destil., 10 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One ounce every hour. 



R. Acid carbol., 6 drops. 
Aq, font., 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful in water every two hours until 
relieved. 



Vomiting During Pregnancy. 

R. Cerri oxalat., 1 grain. 
Ipecacuanha, 1 grain. 
Creosoti, 2 drops. 
Mix. Sig. — To be taken every hour. 



R. Sulph. morphia, 2 grains. 
Creosoti, 10 drops. 
Acetic acid, 20 drops. 
Aqua, 1 fluid ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every hour until the vomiting 
becomes less. 

R. Tinct. ferri chlor., 

Sulphuric acid, diluted, each 2 fluid drachms. 
Aqua, 4 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A tablespoonful every two hours. 



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Anti-Nauseant. 
R. Creosoti, 20 drops. 
Acet acid, 40 drops. 
Morph. sulph., 2 grains 
Water, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful in a little water. 



Buttermilk in Sick Stomach. 
Four cases of persistent vomiting occurring in succession, in- 
tolerant of any other treatment, gave way kindly to the use of 
buttermilk. It is suggested that in "summer complaints" of 
children buttermilk might be found eminently appropriate. 



Resorcin in Vomiting. 
Audeer highly praises pure resorcin in all forms of obstinate 
vomiting, in hepatic, renal and menstrual colic, vomiting of preg- 
nancy, sea-sickness, etc., in doses of 3 to 5 grains, in solution or 
powder. 

VOMITING IN CHOLERA-MORBUS. . 

Vomiting in cholera-morbus is claimed to be arrested every 
time by tablespoonful doses of strong coffee (without cream or 
sugar) every ten minutes, and teaspoonful doses will also arrest 
the vomiting of chotera infantum. 



For the vomiting of cholera-morbus, this prescription is un- 
equaled. One or two doses generally suffice : 
R. Chloroform, 

Hoffman's anodyne, equal parts. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every half hour till relieved. 

Cholera Mixture. 
R. Acid tannici., 1 drachm. 

^Eth. chlor. (1 in 10), 2 drachms. 
Ac. sulph. dil., \y 2 drachms. 
Tinct. zingib., 3 drachms. 
Aq. menth. pip. ad., S ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — One teaspoonful every two hours. 

Obstinate Vomiting. 
Drop doses of tincture of iodine every two or three hours is 
almost a specific in all forms of vomiting. 



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Vomiting of Cholera Infantum. 
R. Bismuth, subnitrate, 5 grains. 
Mucilag. acacias, y 2 ounce. 
Acid carbolic, 1-12 grain. 
Tinct. opii. deodorat., 1 drop, 
Mistur. cretas, 1 J4 drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — This dose to be taken every two hours by a child 
one to two years of age. 



|Cholera-Morbus in Malaral Fever. 

R. Camphor gum, 

Opium, each 1 grain. 
Calomel, 3 grains. 
Sugar of milk, 15 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Rub up into a very line impalpable powder. This 
should be dropped into a teaspoonful of water, and taken far back 
into the mouth, followed by a single small swallow of water. Re- 
peat in an hour if relief does not follow 

— Prof. A.B. Palmer, Ann Arbor. 



VAGINITIS. 

Soreness of the Vagina. 
R. Potass, permanganatis, 20 grains. 
Potass, chloratis, 4 drachms. 
Aquae, 2 pints. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful to be added to a quart of warm wa- 
ter, and used as a vaginal injection night and morning. 



For Chronic Vaginitis. 
A powder consisting of three parts of salicylic acid, five parts 
of wheat flour, and one part of powdered gum acacia is recom- 
mended as a valuable insufflating application in chronic vaginitis. 



Vaginitis. 
R. Liquoris plumbi. subacetatis, i fluid drachm. 
Tincture hyoscyami, 2 fluid drachms. 
Aquae camphora?, 8 fluid ounces. 
Mix and make lotion. Sig. — ^.ppty constantly, tepid, with 
saturated cloths. [In vulvitis of adult* and children.) 

— 'Waring. 



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WORMS. 

Treatment for Tape Worm. 
Oil of male fern may be conveniently administered in the fol- 
lowing combination : 

R. Ethereal oil of male fern, 45 minims. 
Tinct. vanillas, 45 minims. 
Syrup rubi, 6% drachms. 
Gum acac. pulv., 30 grains. 
Aquae destill., 6^ drachms. 
Mix. Sig. — To be taken at one dose in an equaKquantity of 
milk. Castor oil should be taken two hours afterward. 



Tape Worm. 

R. Ol. tiglii, 1 drop. 

Chloroformi, 1 drachm. 
Glycerini, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — To be taken m the morning fasting 



Oil of Pumpkin Seed. 
Two capsules containing eight drops each should be taken 
every ten minutes, until twenty are taken. The following is a 
good combination : 

R. Oil pumpkin seed, 

Oil male fern, each two drachms. 
Mix and make 16 capsules. (Drop the oil into ordinary cap- 
sules, and do not make mass.) Sig. — Two every ten minutes. 

Tape Worm. 

H Chloroform, 1 drachm. 
Croton oil, 1 minim. 
Glycerin, 10 drachms. 
Sig. — Divide in 3 doses, at 7, 9 and 11 a.m. 



WORM REMEDY OR FEVER 

Worm Remedy. 
Try the following : 

R. Santonine, 10 grains. 
Sacch. alba, no grains. 
Mix. Put into a mortar and pulverize fine, the finer the better. 
Sig. — Give your patient from three to five grains night and 
morning on empty stomach, for three or four days. 

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Worm Fever. 

R. Hyd. chlor. mitis, 8 grains. 
Soda bicarb, 8 grains. 
Santonine, 8 grains. 
Rhei, 8 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — Divide in four powders and give one every three 
hours, followed in six hours with full dose of castor oil and tur- 
pentine. 



Vermifuges. 

R. Calomel, 4 grains. 
Santonin, 3 grains. 
Make three powders. Give one morning, noon and bedtime 
in a little syrup. Next morning early give a dessertspoonful of 
castor oil and ten drops oil of turpentine to a child two years old. 
Another : 

R. Santonin, 3 grains. 

Fluid ext. pinkroot, 2 drachms. 
Syrup, 2 drachms. 
Mix. Give a teaspoonful three times a day until all is taken, 
and work off with castor oil. For a child three to five years 
old. 



Tape Worm. 
A whole cocoanut grated fine, mixed with its milk, and taken 
on an empty stomach on rising, is, according to Prof. Pariso, 
fully as reliable a teniafuge, if not more so, than male fern, 
kousso, pomegranate, etc., while it is far more agreeable to the 
palate. It has been used in India for many generations. No 
after treatment is necessary as the single dose is all sufficient. 



Worms. 



R. Olei, chenopodii, 60 drops to 1 fluid drachm. 
Mucilaginis acacias, 2 fluid drachms. 
Syrupi simplicis, 1 fluid ounce. 
Aquas cinnamomi, 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A dessertspoonful three times a day for three 
days, and repeat after three days. (Lumbrici, child of two years. 

— Meigs and Pepper. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 267 

Seatworms will generally be removed by giving . three to six 
or 10 drops of turpentine on a little sugar, thrice daily for two or 
three days; then follow with a full dose of castor oil and an enema 
of salt water just before it operates. 



Ascarides. 
R. Epsom salts, 2 ounces. 
Common salt, y 2 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Give two tablespoonfuls in half a glass of water, 
with five drops of carbolic acid, night and morning. 

The salt and carbolic acid will destroy the worms, and the 
brisk action of the salts will carry them out. 

—D. M. Barkley, M. D., Caseyville, Ky, 



WOUNDS. 



R. Phenol, sodique., 6 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — In all wounds and surgical operations. 

— J. E. Garretson 



R. Callodii, 2 fluid ounces . 
Mix. Sig. — Properly applied useful in clean, incised wounds, 
bleeding from leachbites, cupping, and lacerated perineum. 

— Comstock. 



DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING POST MORTEM EX- 
AMINATIONS. 

In making a post mortem examination much time and labor 
will be saved if the physician proceeds systematically and notes 
everything in writing. In the following the reader will find a 
few hints which may be useful to him in making post mortem 
examinations, while he is referred for a more detailed description 
to such works, as Virchow's Manual of Post Mortem Examina- 
tions, Heath's Manual of Minor Surgery, Dunglison's Reference 
Book and others. 

The instruments necessary are a dissecting case, to which is 
added a bone saw, a hammer and chisel, and some strong surgi- 
cal needles with stout linen thread well waxed for sewing up the 
ncisions made in the skin. The physician should also provide 



$68 Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

himself with some strips of parchment paper for labelling speci- 
mens for microscopical examination, waxed paper for wrapping 
them up, and in cases of suspected poisoning with clean jars for 
the contents of the stomach and intestines to be examined chem- 
ically. If the examination is to be conducted in a private house, 
the family should provide several basins, hot and cold water, 
soap and towels, as well as some protective covering for the floor 
to prevent soiling the carpet. The physician should be as care- 
ful as possible to avoid disfigurement of the body, soiling of the 
carpet or furniture of the room, and loud talking which might be 
heard by the relatives of the deceased and hurt their feelings. 

In medico-legal cases it is of the utmost importance that a care- 
ful record be kept of everything in connection with the post mor- 
tem examination, and this is also very desirable in ordinary cases 
which are conducted for the purpose of determining the pa- 
thology of the disease, and therefore the operator should have 
paper and pen and ink to make the necessary notes. 

The following four cardinals points should be borne in mind, 
whereby the inquiry is systematized and much time and labor is 
saved. 

In medico-legal cases note: 

i. Was the individual viable and did he live ? 

2. If he has lived, how long has he been dead? 

3. The cause of death. 

4. The pathology of the disease from which he died. 

The latter point enters into the question only in ordinary non- 
medico legal cases. Nothing should be guessed at but every fact 
stated correctly without inferences of any kind. State the date 
and the hour of the day when the examination was begun, and 
in ordinary cases how long after death. 

EXTERNAL APPEARANCES. 

Note the position of the body, the condition of the clothes^ 
wounds or bruises, or other external signs of violence, giving ex- 
act measurement of wounds, and compare the same with 
any instrument which may have been found near the body. In 
case the body is not known, examine the hair, the teeth and other 
peculiarities, such as moles, scars or other distinctive features for 
indentification of the bod}' afterward?. In ordinary cases only 
the rigor mortis need be noted. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 269 

After the hands and arms have been bared and carefully 
anointed with carbolized oil or cosmoline to prevent poisoning, 
make an incision into the skin from the upper edge of the ster- 
num to the pubic bone, making a curve around the umbilicus. 
Then cut down carefully through the superficial and deep fascia 
of the abdominal walls an inch or so above the pubis, and lift- 
ing the abdominal integument with the left hand, introduce the 
knife with its back downwards into the cut and slit the abdomen 
•open up to the diaphragm, cutting through the muscles and peri- 
toneum, thus exposing the abdominal viscera. Note the position 
of the diaphragm, the relative position of the abdominal viscera, 
the quantity and character of the fluid contained in the cavity, 
without, however, as yet disturbing anything by manipulation. 
Next open the thorax by dissecting the skin and pectoral mus- 
cles from the sternum and costal cartilages and then by cutting 
through the sterno-clavicular articulation on either side, and 
through the costal cartilages as close to the ribs as possible. 
.Lift the lower end of the sternum and detach the diaphragm and 
pleura from its under surface, when it can be lifted up and the 
thoracic viscera are exposed. Note amount and character of 
iluid in pleural cavities, the color and size of the lungs and heart, 
and their relative position. Examine and note the condition of 
the different organs in the following order: 

i. The pericardium and pericardial fluid. 

2. Ventricles of heart, valves, auricles, large vessels. 

3. Lungs, bronchi and trachea, mediastinal and other glands • 

4. Larynx. 

5 . (Esophagus. 

6. Internal surface of ribs and spinal column after the thoracic 
^viscera have been removed. 

In the same way examine the abdominal organs and note their 
condition in the following order: 

1. Stomach. — In suspected poisoning remove the organ with 
its contents, empty the latter into a clean jar, seal it and label it, 
adding date and hour, then open the stomach along its convexity 
and examine its mucous membrance, removing for microscopical 
•examination small pieces, say one inch square from different 
portions of the organ. 



270 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

2. Intestines with omentum, mesentery and glands. 

3. Liver and gall bladder with duct. 

4. Pancreas. 

5. Spleen. 

6. Kidneys with suprarenal capsules and ureters. 

7. Abdominal vessels and ganglia. 

8. Bladder. 

9. Uterus and its appendages. 

In cases of sudden death in the female in which large effusion 
of blood is found in the abdominal cavity, search for rupture of 
sack of extra-uterine pregnancy, and carefully search the blood 
clots for product of conception. In cases where it is deemed 
necessary to examine the nerve centres, the brain and spinal 
cord, the operator should place the cadaver upon the chest aud 
abdomen, with the head projecting beyond the edge of the table, 
then part the hair across the vortex from ear to ear and make 
an incision on this line down to the bone. The scalp can then 
easily be drawn forward and reflected over the forehead and 
backwards over the occiput, thus baring the whole calvarium. 
An incision is then made around the skull through the occipito- 
frontalis and the temporal muscles, the line running from about 
an inch above the eyebrows to the level of the upper edge of the 
external ear, and from there to a point about one inch above the 
occipital protuberance, thus forming a sharp angle just behind 
the ear. This form of cut, when executed with the saw, will 
remove a sufficiently large pi^ce of the skull for the examination 
of the brain, and which at the same time is held in place by the 
scalp alone without wiring when the examination is completed. 
In making the saw cut, care should be taken not to wound the 
dura mater and brain, but to depend upon the leverage of the 
chisel to completely sever the bone. 

The brain being exposed, examine the inner surface of the 
skull cap for fractures, the surface of the dura mater, longitu- 
dinal sinus, pia mater and brain ; then open dura mater and note 
amount of cerebro-spinal fluid. NeMt make incisions into the 
brain after having removed it from the cavity of the cranium 
with as much of the medulla oblongata as can be reached from 
before backward through the hemispheres, and note the condi- 
tion of the brain substance and its vessels; also open the ventri- 
cles and make incisions into the cerebellum. 



-Dr. King's Medical Frescriptions. 271 

The last step in the examination is to open the spinal canal 
and examine its contents; to do this, make an incision through 
the skin along the whole length of the spinal column, retract 
the skin and then divide the muscles on either side of the spi- 
nous processes of the vertebrae and dissect them back laterally, 
thus exposing the lamina of the vertebrae. A saw cut is then 
carried throughout the whole length of the spinal column on 
either side of the spinous processes, and by the aid of the mallet 
and chisel the bony vault is removed and the spinal cord exposed. 
Examine the cord in situ and note the condition of the mem- 
branes, the amount and character of the cerebro-spinal fluid and 
the superficial vessels. Then remove the cord from its bed after 
having cut the nerve truuks on either side, and make transverse 
incisions at intervals of one or one and a half inches, so as to 
examine the substance of the cord. If it is to be preserved for 
microscopic examination, the cord and portions of the brain 
should be placed in dilute alcohol or in Mueller's fluid. All or- 
gans should be weighed and their weights recorded and com- 
pared with the normal weight as given by Quain and Sharpey in 
Heath's Manual of Surgery. 



AVERAGE WEIGHT OF THE VARIOUS ORGANS. 

MALE. FEMALE. 

Brain 49£ oz. avoir. 44 oz. avoir. 

Cerebrum 43" " 15 dr. 38 " 12 dr 

Cerebellum 5 " 4 dr. 4 " 12£ " 

Pons and medulla oblongata " 15f " 1 " \ " 

Spinal cord , 1 " 5 " 1 " 4 '" 

Heart 11 " " 9 "6 " 

t „„o 1 right 24 " " 17 " " 

Lxm &> /left ; 21 " " 15 " » 

Thyroid gland 1 " - " 2 " " 

Liver 7 53 " " 45 " " 

Pancreas 3 " " 3 "- 3 " 

Spleen 6 " '. " 5 " " 

Kidney 5* " " 5 " " 

Suprarenal capsules " \ " " \ " 

Prostate " 9" " 

Testis 1 " " 

Uterus (Virgin) 7 to 12 " 

Ovary 1 to \\ " 

After the examination is completed, the body should be sewed 
up and brought into as near a natural shape as possible, all traces 
of blood should be washed from the skin and clean clothes should 
be put on it, before the family is admitted into the room. 



27% Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

ODDS AND ENDS. 

The skeleton of a man weighs from 12 to 16 pounds, and the 
blood 27 or 28 pounds. 

A calcined human body leaves a residuum of only 8 ounces. All 
besides is restored to the gaseous elements. 

The male skull averages 7 inches in diameter, and the female 
6% inches. 

The human body consists of — 

240 bones. 

9 kinds of articulations or joinings. 

100 cartilages and ligaments. 

400 muscles and tendons. 

100 nerves. 



METRICAL WEIGHTS 



Milligram 0.001 of a gram 0.01 

Centigram 0.01 " " 0.154 " 

Decigram 0.1 " " 1.543 " 

Gram 1 gram *5-43 2 " 

Decagram 10 " i54-3 2 3 " 

Hectogram 100 " 1543.234 " 

Kilogram 1000 " 15434.348 " 



TABLES OF APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS. 

Apothecaries' Weights. Metric Weights. 

Trov Grains. Milligrams. 

1-500 0.12* or 1-8 

1-400 0.16 OTl-e 

1-300 0.20 orl-5 

1-250 0.25 or 1-4 

1-200 0.32 or 1-3 

1-100 0.65 or 2- 

1-64 1 

1-50 1.3 

1-40 1.6 

1-32 2 

1-25 M 

1-20 3 

1-10 * 

1-12 6 

1-8 



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Centigrams. 

1-6 1 

1-4 1.50 

1-3 2 

1-2 3 

2-3 4 

3-4 5 

1 6 1-2 

Decigrams. 

1 1-2 1 

2 13-10 

2 1-2 11-2 

3 2 

4 2 1-2 

5 3 

8 5 

10 6 1-2 

Grams. 

15 1 

30 2 

"Drachms. 

1 4 

2 8 

4 16 

6 24 

Trov ounces. 

* 1 30 

2 60 

3 90 

4 125 

6 185 

8 250 

10 310 

12 375 

16 500 

.Metric Weights. Apothecaries' Weights. 

Milligrams. Grains. 

1 1-64 

2 1-32 

3 1-20 

4 ; 1-16 

5 1-12 

6 1-10 

8 1-8 

Centigrams. 

~ i 1-6 

1 1-2 1-4 

2 1-3 

3 1-2 

4 2-3 

5 3-4 

6 1-2 1 



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Decigrams. 

1 1 1-3 

1 1-2 2 1-2 

2 3 

3 5 

6 1-2 10 

Grams. 

1 16 

2 30 

3 4:> 

Drachmi 

4 1 

5 1 1-4 

6 1 1-2 

8 2 

10 2 1-2 

16 4 

30 



CAUTIONARY FACTS. 

I. — Drugs by the rectum or vagina should be given in thrti 
(3) times the dose by the mouth. 

2. — Drugs by the hypodermic method should be given in 
sixth (i-6th) the dose by the mouth. 

3. — Be cautious in giving atropia to flaxen-haired, light-com- 
plexioned, nervous women. 

4. — Be cautious in the use of morphia subcutaneous^ after 
opiates or morphia have been given by the mouth or rectum. 

5- — Chloral hydrate should be exhibited with great care. 

6. — Remember that children are especially susceptible to the 
narcotic action of opium and its alkaloids. 



DOSES OF DRUCS FOR ATOMIZATION, INHALA- 
TION, ETC. 

Proportion to aqua, 1 ounce; 

Acid tannic, 5 to 15 grains. 

Acid sulphurous, dilut., 10 to 20 drops; 

Acid carbolic, 10 to 20 drops. 

Acid cresylic, 40 grains. 

Acid salicylic, 15 to 30 grains. 

Acid citric, 1 drachm. 

Acetate of lead, 1 to 30 grains. 

Alum, 5 to 25 grains. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 275 

Ammonia murias, 5 to 10 grains. 
Argenti nitrat., 1 to 10 grains. 
Aqua calcis, undiluted. 
Aqua menth. pip., undiluted. 
Belladonnas tinctura, 15 to 30 drops. 
Cannabis indica tinct., 3 to 15 drops. 
Cupri sulph., 1 to 15 grains, 
Hammamelis tinctura, 20 drops. 
Hydrastis canad., fluid extr., 30 grains. 
Hyoscyamus, fluid extr., 30 grains. 
Ipecac, fluid extr., 20 drops. 
Liquor sodii arseniatis, 5 to 10 drops. 
Morphias sulphas., J to ij grains. 
Morphias acetas, ^ to 1^ grains. 
Opii deodorat. tinct., 20 to 30 drops. 
Potassii chloras., 10 to 20 grains. 
Potassii permanganat., 5 to 10 grains. 
Picis liquid infus., x / 2 ounce. 
Terebinth, oleum, 5 to 10 drops. 
Zinci sulphas, 3 to 15 grains. 



DOSES OF DRUGS FOR SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION. 

Acid hydrocyanic, dilut. — Acid hydrocyan., dil., 6 drops ; aq. 
destil., 1 drachm. Dose, 10 to 30 drops. 

Aconit. rad., tinct. — Tr. aconit. rad., 6 drops ; aq. destil., 2 
drachms. Dose, 10 to 20 drops. 

Ammonia. — Aq. ammon., fort., 20 drops ; aqua destil., 2 
drachms. Dose, 30 drops. 

Apomorphia. — Apomorphia, y 2 grain ; aqua destil., 1 drachm. 
Dose, 6 to 10 drops. 

Atropice sulph. — Atropine sulph., 2 grains ; aqua destil., 1 ounce. 
Dose, 5 to 10 drops. 

Useful in poisoning by opium; i-24th of a grain antidoting 1 
grain morphia or 6 grains of opium. 

Caffein. — Caffein, 10 grains ; aqua destil., 1 drachm. Dose, 5 to 
20 drops. 

Conia. — Conias, 1 to 4 grains ; spiriti, y 2 drachm; aq. destil.^ 
\y 2 drachms. Dose, 3 to 12 drops. 



876 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Digitalin. — Digitalin, y 2 grain ; chloroformi, y 2 drachm; aq. 
destil., i\ drachms. Dose, 5 to 15 drops. 

Ergotin. — Ergotin. (aq. ext.), 40 grains : aq. destil., 2 drachms. 
Dose, 5 to 20 drops. 

Morphia (Keyes'). — Morphia? sulph., 16 grains ; acid salicylic, 
\ grain ; aqua destil., 1 drachm. Dose, 3 to 10 drops. 

Morphia. — Morphia? acetas., 2 grains ; acid acetic, 1 drop ; 
aqua destil, 1 drachm ; mix and add liquor potassa?, 1 drop. 
Dose, 4 to 10 drops. 

Morphia et atropia. — Morph. sulph., 16 grains ; atropine sulph., 
% grain ; glycerin., 1 drachm ; acid carbol., 5 drops; aqua destil., 
S drachms. Mix and filter. Dose, 4 to 12 drops. 

Quinice sulphas. — Quinia? di-sulph., 40 grains; acid sulph. dilut., 
100 drops ; aq. destil., 1 ounce ; acid carbol. liq., 5 drops. Solve. 
Put the quinine and water in a porcelain dish over a spirit lamp ; 
heat to boiling point, and add the sulphuric acid, stirring with a 
wooden spatula. Filter at once into a bottle and add the carbolic 
acid. This gives 6 grains to the drachm ; heat when the temper- 
ature is below 50 degrees Fahr. 

Strychnia. — Strychnia? sulph., 1 grain ; aqua destil., 2 ounces. 
Dose, 5 to 15 drops. 

Vcratrum viridc. — Ext. verat. virid. n\, 10 grains ; aq. destil., 
1 ounce. Mix. Filter. Dose, 5 to 12 drops. 



CHEMICAL INCOMPATIBILITY. 

There are mainly three kinds of cases where, by improper as- 
sociations, medicinal chemicals may become incompatible: 

1. — When free acids are combined with hydrates or carbonates. 

2. — When two cr more soluble salts are associated which, by 
interchange of base or acid, give rise to the formation of new 
compounds with different properties and therapeutical action. 

3. — When chemicals are brought in contact which may give 
rise to sudden and vehement or explosive chemical processes. 



ON THE SECRETION OF BILE AS AFFECTED BY 
CHOLACOCUES. 

Dr. William Rutherford, Professor of the institutes of Medi- 
cine in the University of Edinburg, has presented a report on this 
subject to the Scientific Grants Committee of the British Medical 
Association, of which following is the summary of results ob- 
tained. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 877 

Podophyllin is a very powerful stimulant of the liver. During 
the increased secretion of bile, the percentage amount of the spe- 
cial bile solids is not diminished. If the dose be too large, the 
secretion of bile is not increased. It is a powerful intestinal irri- 
tant. 

Euonymin is a powerful hepatic stimulant. It is not nearly so 
powerful an irritant of the intestine as podophyllin. 

Sanguinarin is a powerful hepatic stimulant. It also stimu- 
lates the intestine, but not nearly so powerfully as podophyllin. 

Irisin is a powerful hepatic stimulant. It also stimulates the in- 
testines, but not so powerfully as podophyllin. 

Leptandrin is a hepatic stimulant of moderate power. It is a 
feeble intestinal stimulant. 

Colocynth is a powerful hepatic as well as intestinal stimulant. 
It renders the bile more watery, but increases the secretion of 
biliary matter. 

Jalap is a powerful hepatic as well as intestinal stimulant. 

Menispermin does not stimulate the liver. It slightly stimulates 
the intestinal glands, 

Baptisin is a hepatic, and also an intestinal stimulant of consid- 
erable power. 

Phytolaccin is a hepatic stimulant of considerable power. It 
also slightly stimulates the intestinal gland. 

Hydrastin is a moderately powerful hepatic stimulant, and a 
feeble intestinal stimulant. 

Juglandin is a moderately powerful hepatic and a mild intesti- 
nal stimulant. 



THERAPEUTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF [REMEDIES. 

Alteratives. 
Antimony; arsenic; arsenic . . odide; ferri iodidum; murcury ;. 
(leptandrin ; podophyllin). 



Anodynes 
Anconitine; atropine; balladonna; camphor; cannabis indica; 
coca; conium; glesemium: lupulin; hyoscyamus; morphine; 
opium; phenacetine-bayer; stramonium ; sulfonal-bayer 



Anti-Anaemics. 
Iron preparations; especially eligible are the carbonate (Val- 
let's and Blaud's), lactate and reduced iron. 



278 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Anti-Emetics. 
Belladonna; bismuth; cerium oxalate. 



Anthelmintics. 
Santonin; calomel. 



Antiperiodics. 
Arsenic ; cinchona alkaloids; manganese binoxide. 



Antiseptics. 
Salol. 



Antispasmodics. 
Assafoetida; atropine; belladonna; camphor; cannab. indica; 
conium; hyoscyamus; pil. aloes et assafoet.; stramonium; vale- 
rian; valerianates; zinc oxide; zinc valerianate. 



Antipyretics. 
Acetanilid; phenacetine-bayer. 



Aperients. 
See cathartics. 



Aphrodisiaca. 
Belladonna; damiana; phosphorus; nux vomica. 



Astringents. 

Ergotin; tannin; lead acetate. 



Cathartics. 

Mild: Belladonna, ox-gall, nux vomica; cascara sagrada. 

Active aperients : Aloes, colchicum; jalap ; leptandrin; podo- 
phyllin. 

Drastics or hydragogues : Camboge ; colocynth ; elaterium ; 
calomel ; scammony. 



Cholagogue. 
Murcury; podophyllum. 



Diaphoretics. 
Antimony; belladonna; camphor; colchicum; pulv. ipecac et 
opii ; pilocarpin muriate. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 279 

Diuretics. 

Belladonna; cantharides; colchicum; copaiba; cubeb; digitalis; 
stophanthi tincture. 



Ecbolics 
Ergotin. 

Emmenagogu.es. 
Pil. aloes et myrrhae ; ergotin with hyoscyamus; reducea iron; 
manganese binoxide. 



Haematinics 
Iron preparations. 



Hypnotics 
Cannabis indica; codeine; conium; hyoscyamus; lupulin; mor- 
phine; opium; phenacetine-bayer; sulfonal-bayer. 



Laxatives. 
See cathartics. 



Narcotics. 
Balladonna; atropine; conium; cannabis indica; hyoscyamus; 
morphine; opium; stramonium. 



Purgatives 
See cartharties. 



Sedatives. 
Aconitine; atropine; belladonna; camphor; monobromated 
camphor ; cerium oxalate ; colchicum ; conium ; digitalis ; hyoscya- 
mus; lead acetate; morphine; opium; phenacetine-bayer; zinc 
oxide 



Soporifics. 
See anodynes. 

Stimulants. 

Hepatic: Aloes rhubarb. * 

Intestinal : Calomel. 

Hepatic and intestinal: Colchicum; colocynth ; jalap; leptan- 
clrin; podophyllin; scammony. 

Spinal: Cannabis indica; cantharides; ergotin; nux vomica; 
phosphorus; strychnine. 

Stomachic: Assafoetida; capsicum; piper. 



280 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Stomachics. 
Cinchona alkaloids; gentian; guar ana; lupulin; nux vomica 
rhubarb; strychnine. 

See diaphoretics. 



Sudorifics 



Tonics. 
Stomachic: Cinchona alkaloids; pil aloes et ferri; guarana; lu- 
pulin; nux vomica; salicin; strychnine. 

Nervine: Arsenic; cerium oxalate; strychnine. 
Blood tonics: Iron preparations. 

Vermifuges. 
See anthelmintics. 



CARCLES. 

The doses here given are to be added to one pint of water: 

Acidi carbolici, J to 3 drachms. Krameriavfl. ext., J ounce. 

Aci.li muriatici, l to 4 drachms. Myrrha tinct, I ounce. 

Acidi nitrici, 60 drops. Phenol sodique, J to 2 oun« 

Ari.li tannici, 1 to 2 drachms. Pbtassii'chloTatls, \ to 2 ounces. 

Almninis. \ to l ounce. Potassu permang., I to 3 Bcruples. 

Ammonii cbloridi, l to 4 drachms. Quercue alb. fl. ext., 1 to I ounce, 

Calcis chlorinatse, 1 to 2 drachms. Rhois glabr. tl. ext., l oun< 

Catechu wl tinct., ] ounce. Salvia;, \ to l oun< 

Cubebee fl. ext, J ounce. Sodii boratis, 2 oui 

Ferri chlor. tinct., j ounce. Sodii hyposulphitit »unoes. 

Ferri et ammonii sulph., ito2dr'hms. Zinci sulphatis, L5 to 60 grains. 



THE USE OF THE THERMOMETER IN DISEASE. 

The thermometer is a useful aid in diagnosis and prognosis,, 
making exact that information which every physician constantly 
obtains by the touch. It is especially valuable in the chemical 
study of febrile disorders, as, since Galen, fever is essentially de- 
fined by the words, "preternatural heat." 

The axilla is the best part for examination of temperature. 
The instrument should be kept there from three to five minutes 
at a time. Normally, in the armpit, the temperature averages 
98. 4 Fahr., with a range in health (Davy) from 90 to 97-9 2 °- 
It is about i° higher in tropical than in temperate climates. In 
the temperate it is highest on waking in the early morning, lowest 



Dr. Kings Medical Prescriptions. %81 

at midnight. In tropical regions it is lowest in the early morning 
and highest during the day. It is one or two degrees higher in 
children than in adults. 

A rise in temperature in disease of i° Fahr. corresponds, as 
a rule, with an increase of the pulse of eight to ten beats per 
minute. The thermometer in the axilla may, in some febrile 
cases, mark 106 , 108 , even 112 . It has been found highest 
in scarlet fever, yellow fever (Dowler), and tetanus. Dr. H. 
C. Wood, Jr., found it 109 in the axilla of a man dying with 
heat stroke, and no^° in his abdomen after death. 

In intermittent fever, during the paroxysm, even when the 
patient shivers and feels cold to himself, his heat by the ther- 
mometer is always above the natural degree. 

When the temperature is increased beyond 98. 5 , it merely 
shows that the individual is ill; when it is raised as high as 
101-105°, the febrile phenomena are severe; if above 105°, the 
patient is in imminent danger: with 108° or 109° a fatal issue 
may without doubt be expected in a comparatively short time. 

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Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 
Table of Digestibility of Food * 



ARTICLE OF DIET. 


HOW PREPARED. 


TIME OF 


CIIIMIFICATION. 


Pigs Feet, soiiced 

Tripe 


Boiled 

Boiled 


1 hour 

1 " 
1 " 
i •' 
1 " 
1 " 

2 " 
2 " 
2 '■ 
2 " 
2 " 
2 " 
2 " 
2 " 
2 " 

2 " 

3 " 
3 <• 
3 " 
3 " 
3 " 
3 " 

3 " 

4 " 
4 " 
4 " 

4 " 

5 " 
1 " 
1 " 

1 " 

2 " 
2 " 
2 " 
2 " 
2 " 
2 " 
2 " 

2 " 
2' " 

3 " 
3 " 
3 " 
3 " 
3 " 
3 " 
3 " 
3 u 






30 

30 

30 

45 



6 

15 

25 

30 

30 

30 

30 

45 







15 

30 

30 

30 

30 









15 



30 

45 









30 

30 

30 

30 

33 





15 

15 

30 

30 

30 

45 




minutes. 


Egg*, whipped 

Salmon Trout, fresh fish 


Raw 


it 


Boiled 

Broiled 

Boiled 

Bioiled 

Boiled .. 


It 


Venison 

Brains 


u 
u 


Liver 


it 


Codfish, dried. 


it 


Flgro'S 




It 


Turkey 


Boiled 


a 


■Gelatine 


Boiled 


n 


•Goose 


Roasted 


ii 


Pig, sucking 




a 


Lamb 




a 


Chicken 


Fricasseed 


it 


Beef 


Boiled 


a 


Beef 


Roasted 


t( 




Boiled 

Roasted 

Stewed 

Raw 

Hard Boiled 

Fried 

Fried 

Boiled 


a 


Mutton 


(l 


Oysters 


iC 


Cheese 


a 


§?gs 

Lags 


(i 


Beef 


a 


Fowls 


(<■ 






u 


Ducks 


Roasted 

Roasted 

Boiled 


tt 


Pork 


n 


Rice 


'n 


Apples, sweet and mellow 7 


Raw 

Boiled 

Boiled 


it 


Sago 


n 




u 


Barley 


Boiled 

Raw ... 


n 




u 


Cabbage, with Vinegar 


Raw 

Boiled 

Baked 


n 


Sponge Cake 


n 


Parsnips 


Boiled 


u 


Potatoes .'. 


Roasted 

Baked 


n 


Potatoes 


ti 


Apple Dumpling 


Boiled .. 


u 


Indian Corn Cake 


Baked 


n 


Indian Corn Bread 


Baked.... 


a 




Boiled 


ll 


Wheaten Bread 


Baked 


a 




Boiled 

Boiled 


ii 


Turnips 


n 


Beets 


Boiled 

1 Boiled 

i 


it 


Cabbage 


" 



*H. Letheby— Lectures on Food. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

AID IN MEMORIZING DOSES. 

i. The dose of all infusions is i to 2 ounces., except infusion of 
digitalis, which is two to four drachms. 

2. Dose of all poisonous tinctures is five to twenty minims, ex- 
cept tincture of aconite, dig. and nux., which is one to five. 

3. Dose of all wines is from one-half to one fluid drachm, ex- 
cept wine of opium, colch. radix., which is five to fifteen minims. 

4. Of all poisonous solid extracts you can give one-half grain, 
except extract of calabar bean and cannab. ind., which is one-six- 
teenth to one-fourth grain. 

5. Dose of all dilute acids is from five to twenty minims, except 
dilute hydrocyanic acid, which is 2 to 8 minims. 

Q6. Dose of all aqua? is from one to two ounces, except aqua, 
lauro cerasus and aqua ammonia, which is ten to thirty minims. 

7. Of all syrups you can give one drachm. 

8. Dose of all mixtures is from one-half to one fluid ounce. 

9. Dose of all spirits is from one-half to one fluid drachm. 
10. Dose of all essential oils is from one to five minims. 



TABLE TO ASSISTTHE BEGINNER IN PRESCRIBING 

LIQUIDS. 

Having fixed upon the bulk of his liquid, he will remember 
that there are in — 

One fluid ounce, eight teaspoonfuls, each one fluid drachm. 

Two fluid ounces, sixteen teaspoonfuls, each one fluid drachm. 

Four fluid ounces, thirty-two teaspoonfuls, each one fluid 
drachm. 

Four fluid ounces, sixteen dessertspoonfuls, each two fluid 
drachms. 

Six fluid ounces, twenty -four dessertspoonfuls, each two fluid 
drachms. 

Six fluid ounces, twelve tablespoonfuls, each one-half fluid 
ounce. 

Eight fluid ounces, sixteen tablespoonfuls, each one-half fluid 
ounce. 

One pint, thirty-two tablespoonfuls, each one-half fluid ounce. 

One pint, eight wineglassfuls, each two fluid ounces. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 



285 



LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS 



&n.=Ana=Ql each. 

Ad.=Adde=Add. 

Ad. lib =Ad libit um= At pleasure 

Aliquot=Several, some. 

Chaxt.= Ohartula=Smal\ paper. 

Colly T.=Collyrum=Eye water. 

D.=Dosis=Dose. 

Div.=Divide=Divide. 

Fl=FIuidum=F\\iid. 

Ft.=Fiat=^L2ike. 

<xuttatim=Drop by drop. 



M = flfwee.=Mix. 
Mass.==itfa8sa=Mass. 

'Mist.=Mistura— -Mixture. 

Fi\.=Pilula=Fm. 

Q. S.=Qij,antum Sufficit=SuOi~ 

cient quantity. 
Q. V .= Quantum Vis= As much 

as you choose. 
R =Recipe=Tsik.e. 
Sig.=Signa=\Yiite. 
B8.=Siemis==TIa.lf. 



PRESCRIPTION WRITING. 

How Easy to Make Mistakes. 
From an exchange the following list is taken, which shows 
how some common modes of abbreviating may be interpreted 
to mean severally from two to five different things, some pois- 
onous: 

A .j tt , ( May mean acidum hvdrochloricum, 

Acid. Hydroc I J . , , , -t * 

J I or acidum hydrocyanicum. 

( Aconitine. 

Aconit ) Aconiti radix. 

/ Aconiti folia. 

Ammon J A mmon ! a ( al kali )" . . 

/ Ammoniac (gum-resin). 

Aq. Chlor (Aqua chlor, 

^ | Aqua chloroformi. 

Aq. Fontis , . t . May often be read aqua fortis. 

y-> i p, , { Chloride of calcium. 

/ Chlorinated lime. 

( Chlorine. 

Chlor ... - Chloroform. 

j Chloral. 

( Emp. lytharg (lead plaster, old 
l£mp. Lyt } name). 

/ Emp. lyttae (blistering plaster) . 
-p p ( Extractum colchici. 

( Extractum colocynthidis. 

( Calomel. 
Hyd. Chlor • Corrosive sublimate. 

( Chloral hydrate. 



286 Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

f Hydrargyrum (mercury). 
| Hydras (hydrate). 

Hydr ^Hydrochloras (hydrochlorate). 

| Hydrocyanas (hydrocyanate). 
l^Hydriodas (hydriodate). 

,,.„.» \ Ammonia mixture. 

Mist. Ammon < *-. c , • N 

\ Mixture or ammoniac (gum resin). 

("Hydrate of potash (caustic po- 
t> f v» a tassa j . 

y " j Hydriodate of potash (iodide of 

(^ potassium). 



TABLE OF POISONS AND THEIR ANTIDOTES. 

Acids. 



Acetic 

Citric 

Muriatic Calcined magnesia, chalk or carbonate 

Nitric J of soda in some mucilaginous vehicle. 

Oxalic "I Morphia to quiet pain. Stimulants hy- 

Phosprhoric I podermically, if necessary. 

Sulphuric I 

Tartaric 



[ Active emetics at once or stomach pump. 

Aconite <| Stimulants hypodermically. Animal 

( charcoal, strychnia, tr. digitalis. 



Alcohol 



Emetics, stomach pump. Ammonia, 
italis and caffein. 



f Em- 
\digi 



Alkalies. 

Ammonia 

Baryta .... « Weak solution of vinegar, lemon juice, 

Lime -\ critic or tartaric acid freely administered. 

Potassa 

Soda and their car- 
bonates 



Mucilaginous and demulcent drinks. 



( Stomach pump. Gallic acid, tannic acid 

Antimony I or powdered oak bark in demulcent 

drinks. 



( Emetics and stomach pump at once. 

Arsenic - Hydrated peroxide of iron in half ounce 

( doses frequently. Whisky hypodermically. 

A . r .. . ( Stomach pump. Saturated solution of 

Arqcnt. Nitrate... . . - r u \ u 

* \ common salt, albumen. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 287 

Emetics or stomach pump. Tannic acid 
in mucilaginous drinks. Morphia sub- 
Bdladonna -\ cutaneously in half grain doses every 

j hour. Whisky and ammonia subcutane- 

^ ously . 

f Atropia carefully administered hypoder- 
| mically in doses not exceeding one-tenth 

Calabar Bean -I of a grain. Applications of dry heat ex- 

I ternally. Artificial respiration assidu- 
ously practiced. 

( Stomach pump or emetics. Mucilagi- 

Cantha rides < nous drinks. Olive oil in large doses, 

f frequently repeated. 

Carbolic Acid \ Sto ?»f<?\ P U ™P- U * calcis - Demul " 

( cent drinks. Olive oil. 

f Warm applications externally. Strychnia 

Chloral Hydrate....!™* ™ hisk ? hypodermically. Caffein 
J ] and ammonia. Artificial respiration and 

^electricity, 
f Whisky, atropia, strychnia and digitalis 

Chloroform J h yP odermicall y- In ^ert the body; pull 

| the tongue well forward. Artificial res- 
piration and electricity. 

Cocculus Emetics and mucilaginous drinks. 

( Emetics or stomach pump. Stimulants, 

Colchicum < caffein, strychnia, digitalis hypodermi- 

I cally. Mucilage acacise and ol. ricini. 

, .. i Emetics. Digitalis, strychnia and whisky 

( hypodermically. Electricity. 

( Active emesis. Stomach pump. White 

Copper preparations, < of eggs freely administered. Demulcent 

( drinks. Morphia. 

| Stomach pump carefully used. Emetics: 

r , . ,,. • ! White of eergs freely used in demulcent 

Corrosive /Sublimate, -< -, • i -n,, && . i .., " e 

drinks, rlour mixed with water. Sweet 

| oil. Morphia hypodermically. 

! Stomach pump or emetics. Demulcent 
and mucilaginous drinks. Morphia hypo- 
dermically . 

r * r\i \ Stomach pump or emetics. Demulcent 

Croton Oil { , -i • j • i r\ • 

( and mucilaginous drinks. Opium. 

r,. ., ,. \ Emetics or stomach pump. Stimulantr 

Digitalis ■ r i ^ • fc • r. • 

•* 1 freely; astringent infusions. 



%88 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

f Whisky and strychnia hypodermically. 

tt j • a j I Cold affusion, ammonia inhalation, arti- 

JJydrocyanic Acid. . .4 n . , , . v , 

J * ] ncial respiration, electricity, precipitated 

[ oxide of iron, solution potassa carbonate. 
loaine Starch in water. 

a . . ' | Free emesis, with sulphate of zinc. Milk 

SubVc'eia^ 'and Car-] and , whit , e of e SS s ' sulphate of magnesia; 
, . ' castor oil. 

oonate. ^ 

j- , j. j Stomach pump or emetics. Strychnia and 

I whisky hypodermically, and purgatives. 
( Emetics. Daturia hypodermically. Chlo- 

Mushroom < roform in half drachm doses. Morphia; 

(stimulants. 

j Emetics and stomach pump, chloroform 
w T/ | inhalations. Potassa; bromide and chloral 

J\ux Vomica j hydrate in large doses> physostigma hy- 

btryclimn | podermica i lv# Nitrate amyl., morphia; 

(^stimulants, if necessary. 
Active emetics; stomach pump; caffein; 
Opium and itsprepa- atropia sulph. 1-16 gr. hypodermically; 

rations j strong coffee; flagellation; cold douche; 

keep patient in constant motion. 
('Emetics. Cupri sulph. or stomach pump, 
-r,, . ! Milk and white of eggs, and magnesia in 

1 j turpentine emulsion. Stimulants hypo- 

i^dermically. 

Keep affected parts entirely covered with 
I the following ointment: 
Rhus Toxicodendron . J Zinc ointment, ij£ ounces. 

Bismuth subnit., y 2 ounce. 
Acid carbolic, ]/ 2 drachm. 

Indigo Sulph Magnesia calc, in milk. 

. \ Stomach pump. White of eggs. Demul- 

Zmc SaUs / cent drinks and opium. 

i Ligature above the wound. Brandy, 

Snake bites < whisky and carbonate of ammonia inter- 

( nally. 
_ ( Excision of parts involved, or cauterize 

■t>09to** \ wound freely 

_ ,. ( Aqua ammonia and camphor externally; 

Insect stm 9 s j morphia internally. 

,, . \ Gallic acid; fluid extract ergot; common 

Hmnoptysis ^ sak; pe , lets of ke Ergot hy p oderm ically. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 289 

SIGNS OF PREGNANCY. 

i. Suppression of the menses. 

2. Nausea, vomiting and digestive disturbances up to the fifth 
xnonth. 

3. Enlargement of the abdomen, at three or three and a half 
months. 

4. Swelling of the breasts, accompanied with a sensation of 
prickling and tenderness, sets in about the second month, and at 
the fourth month is much augmented, at which time the nipple 
becomes prominent, with discoloration of the areola. 

5. The umbilical ring is depressed, its bottom drawn down- 
wards and backwards, the circumference the seat of a distressing 
dragging sensation in the first two months: less hollow than be- 
fore conception in the fifth and sixth months; the depression is 
wholly effaced and on a level with the skin of the abdomen in 
the seventh month; the navel pouts out in the last two months, 
and there are streaks on the abdomen, a brown line extending 
from pubis to umbilicus. 

6. Varicose and cedematous condition of the vulva and lower 
extremities, from the seventh month, and increasing until term. 

7. Quickening, or foetal movements, sounds of the foetal heart, 
.and foetal irregularities can be detected about the fifth month. 

8. Ballottement can be detected in the sixth month, but more 
readily in the seventh, and obscurely during the eighth month. 



THE PULSE. 

Average Frequency at Different Ages in Health. 


AGE-. 


BEATS PER MINUTE. 
1 CARPENTER. 1 




BY OTHER 
AUTHORITIES. 


In the foetus m utero 

New-born infants 

During first year 

D urine second vear 


Between 150 and 140... 

Between 140 and 130... 

From 130 down to 115... 

From .. 115 down to 100... 




130-108 
108- 90 


During third year 

From 7th to i4th year 

From 14th to 21st vear 


From 105 down to 95... 

From 90 down to SO .. 

. From s 5 down to 75... 




90- SO 
SO- 72 
85- SO 


From 21st to 60th year 

In old age 


From 75 down to 70... 

Between 75 and 80... 




70- 60 


RESPIRATIONS AT VARIOUS ACE, 4 


5. 




xo. <: 


F RESPIRATIONS 
PER MINUTE. 


First vear..... 




35 


At pubertv 


20 


Adult age 


18 







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ERUPTION OF THE TEETH. 



DECIDUOU S TEETH. 

(The lower generally precede the up- 
per by two or three months. ) 

Cent, incisors 5 to 8 months. 

Lateral incisors 7 to 10 months. 

First molars 12 to 16 months. 

Canines 15 to 20 months. 

Second molars 20 to 36 months. 



PERMANENT TEETH. 

First molars 5 to 6 years. 

Cent, incisors to S years. 

Lateral incisors 7 to 9 

First bicuspids 9 to 10 years. 

Second bicuspids 10 to 11 years. 

Canines 11 to 12 years. 

Second molars 12 to 14 years. 

Third molars 17 to 21 wars. 



TEMPERATURE IN DISEASE. 

Normal temperature is 98.4 . 

Feverishness varies from 99 to ioo°. 

Slight fever varies from ioo° to 102 . 

Moderate fever varies from 102 to 103 . 

High fever varies from 103 to 105 (imminent danger). 

Intense fever varies from 105 to 107 (fatal issue). 

The normal temperature of the body in adults is highest on- 
awakening in the morning and lowest at midnight. 

It is from i° to 2° higher in childen than in adults, and also- 
lower in the evening than in the morning. 

One degree rise in temperature corresponds with an increase 
of ten beats of the pulse. 

A patient who was well yesterday, but has a temperature to- 
day of 104 , indicates ague or ephemeral fever. If 106 it is 
some form of malarial fever, but not typhoid* 

If on the first day the temperature rises to io5°-io6°, the fever 
is neither typhus nor typhoid. 

In pneumonia, if 101.7 , thire is no exudation present; but if 
from io4°-io6°, there is exudation and the attack is severe. Should 
there be consolidation at the apex of either or both lungs, a\ lirium 
will surely be present. 

In measles, if the temperature is high when the eruption has 
faded, there are complications. 

In typhoid fever, when on any evening the temperature does not 
exceed 103.5 °, ^ e case * s mild. In the third week, if 104 morn- 
ing and 105 ° evening, there is danger. 

In acute rheumatism 104 forebodes darger or some compli- 
cation, as pericardial inflammation. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 291 

In jaundice of a mild form, if the temperature rises, it indicates 
a pernicious change. 

In puerperal females increase of temperature shows pelvic in- 
flammation. 

In tuberculosis an increased temperature shows advance in 
the disease or that complications are arising. 

A fever temperature of I04°-I05°in any disease indicates that 
the advance of the disease is not checked, and that complication 
may still occur. 

In relapsing fever the temperature rises quickly in the first 
stage, i04°-i05° on the second day, then fluctuates till the day be- 
fore defervescence,-wh^n it attains the highest point, — io7°-io8° 
— from which point it sinks rapidly to 98 as the other symp- 
toms subside. On the fourteenth day relapse occurs and the 
temperature rises to 104 or 105 ° or more, to descend as rapidly 
as before, when convalescence. begins. 

In continued fevers the temperature is generally less high in 
the morning than in the evening. 

In typhus fever the temperature falls towards night. 

Stability of temperature from morning to evening is a good 
sign. 

If a high temperature remains fixed, or rises from evening to 
morning, the patient is getting worse, but when it falls from 
evening to morning it is a sign of improvement. 

Convalescence is established when the normal temperature, 
98. 4 is maintained throughout the day and night. 

Cancer lowers the temperature, as also diabetes mellitus and 
injury of the spinal cord; but cancer of the stomach is attended 
with fever in the latter stages, and also in hepatic cancer when 
the peritoneum is involved. 

Never give quinia with a dry hot skin, nor opium with a con- 
tracted pupil. — C. Coleman Benson, M. D. 



A POSITIVE SIGN OF PREGNANCY DURING THE 
FIRST THREE MONTHS. 

Dr. Carstens says: There is a positive sign of pregnancy 
during the first three months, on which I have always relied, 
and which has, in my experience, never failed to enable me to 
make a diagnosis. 



$9% Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

I refer to the color of the mucous membrane of the vagina 
and cervix uteri. This I have always found of a purplish blue, 
or rather deep violet hue in pregnant women, and have depended 
on this peculiar color in making a diagnosis of pregnancy in the 
first, second and third month. I say it has never failed, and it is 
not produced by any pathological condition; the different colors 
produced by uterine diseases cannot be mistaken for this pathog- 
nomonic violet hue. I have often called the attention of students 
to this sign, and in dispensary practice it has repeatedly occurred 
that women under my treatment for uterine disease have not at- 
tended for six or eight weeks, and hastily placing them on a table 
without inquiring about their last menstruation, I introduced a 
speculum and was on the point of introducing a probe, or mak- 
ing an application to the uterus, when, behold, there was the 
characteristic color. I desisted from further interference, and in 
every case which I could keep under observation the women 
were afterward delivered at full term or had a miscarriage. 

It has been claimed by some that this color of the mucous 
membrane is found in various pathological states. I claim that 
the discoloration in the latter case is different from that found 
during pregnancy; it is more blue and scarlet, mixed or mottled, 
nor is the peculiar soft velvety condition of the membrane pres- 
ent. I can simply call it violet: it must be seen, and then will 
never be forgotten. It is probably caused by engorgement of 
the veins. 

All I ask is that this sign be again looked for and submitted to 
a rigid investigation, and I am sure that the verdict will be that it 
is the only sure sign we have at present to diagnose pregnancy 
from the first few weeks up to the fourth month. It has never 
failed me; I have often staked my reputation on it, but when I 
failed to heed the warning color I came to grief. 



THE EFFECTS OF ACIDS ON THE FUNCTIONS OF 
THE STOMACH. 

i. Acids throw down a considerable precipitate of mucus. 

2. They increase the cellular elements of the gastric contents. 

3. Their introduction is followed by butyric-acid reaction, most 
marked after hydrochloric acid. 4. Larger quantities of the 
acids result in a considerable effusion of bile into the stomach. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. °29S 

5. They stimulate the secretion of pepsin, but have no influence 
upon the secretion of hydrochloric acid. 6. Their long-contin- 
ued administration is followed by marked diminution of the se- 
cretion of hydrochloric acid. 7. Even in large quantities hydro- 
chloric acid produces no gastric disturbances. On the contrary,, 
a continued administration of the acid is attended with a feeling 
of well-being. 8. The difference in the effect between acids and 
the alkaline salts on the gastric functions consists in the fact that 
the alkaline salts dissolve the mucus and decrease the secretion 
of pepsin, while the acids precipitate the mucus and increase the 
secretion of pepsin. The disappearance of the alkaline salts 
from the stomach is followed by a decided increase of the hydro- 
chloric acid secretion. This does not occur, or only to a slight 
degree, in the case of acids. Both the acids and salts, in large 
quantities in continued use, have the same effect in lowering the 
activity and finally in destroying the function of the glands se- 
creting hydrochloric acid. In cases of defective acid secretion, 
the therapeutic importance of hydrochloric acid does not rest so 
much upon its digestive action, which in the small doses usually 
administered must be rather doubtful, but to its anti-zymotic in- 
fluence. Hydrochloric acid acts as a disinfectant upon the gas- 
trointestinal canal. If a decided digestive influence is desired 
in these cases, pancreatic preparations, which in the absence of 
acid may act without hindrance, are indicated. These views of 
the true action of hydrochloric acid explain its value in check- 
ing the troublesome eructations and flatulence in nervous dys- 
pepsia, in which irrigation of the stomach, several hours after a 
meal, demonstrate a perfect stomach digestion. The successful 
application of hydrochloric acid in these distressing cases would 
be inexplicable upon any other theory than that advanced by 
Boas, that it acts as a disinfectant of the gastro-intestinal canal. 

How is the acid of the gastric juice secreted? 

During fasting, there is mucus, but no true gastric fluid, i. e. r 
a juice which is both acid and peptic in the stomach; but the 
moment when digestion begins, however, by irritant action of ali- 
mentary substances, a determination of blood in the walls of the 
stomach is excited, the mucous membrane reddens, and drops of 
juice ooze to the surface of the mucosa. The secretion, too, is 
largely dependent on reflex nervous influence. The acid is found 



29 % Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

at the surface of the membrane (as proved by Claude Bernard), 
while the subjacent cells have for their role the secretion of pep- 
sin. 

Although the active principle of the gastric digestive fluid is 
hydrochloric acid, lactic acid is also formed toward the end of di- 
gestion. When the latter is formed in excess, the best corrective 
is dilute hydrochloric acid, which prevents secondary fermenta- 
tions, and thus removes the source of the lactic acid; hence the 
benefits of hydrochloric lemonade in acid dyspepsia. 



CATECHISM. 



What is materia medica? 

The science which treats of the substances used in medicine. 

What is therapeutics? 

The science of applying medicine. 

What is pharmacy? 

The science of preparing medicine. 

What term is used to embrace these three divisions? 

Pharmacology. 

How would you measure heat? 

By the thermometer. 

What two thermometers in common use? 

Fahrenheit and Centigrade. 

What is meant by maximum? 

The largest dose to be given with safety. 

What is meant by minimum? 

The smallest dose. 

What is meant by an impalpable powder? 

One that cannot be reduced any finer. 

What acid is inorganic? 

Mineral acid. 

What acid is organic? 

Vegetable acid. 

How many drops of tincture opium represent one grain of 



opii? 



22 drops. 

From what is carbolic acid made? 

Coal-tar. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 295 

From what is salicylic acid made? 
Carbolic acid. 
What are alkaloids? 

Alkaloids are obtained from both the animal and vegetable 
kingdoms and are divided into two classes: Amines are liquids; 
amides are solids. 

What is white vitriol? 

Sulphate zinc. 

What is blue vitriol? 

Sulphate copper. 

What is sal soda? 

Carbonate soda. 

What is a neutral mixture ? 

One which is neither acid nor alkaline. 

What is a volatile oil? 

One made by distillation from a vegetable substance. 

What is a fixed oil? 

One expressed from a vegetable substance. 

To what class do quinine and morphine belong? 

Alkaloids. 

What is phenol? 

Carbolic acid. 

What is the difference between a precipitate and a sediment? 

A sediment is a solid matter separated by gravity from a 
liquid; a precipitate is a solid matter separated from a solution by 
heat. 

How many alkaloids does opium contain? 

Nineteen — morphine most important. 

What is a molecule? 

The smallest particle of matter that can exist in a free state 

What is an atom? 

A particle of matter so small that it undergoes no further sub- 
division in chemical transformation. 

What is spirit of wine ? 

Alcohol. 

What is preof spirit ? 

Diluted alcohol. 

What do plants absorb from air? Carbonic acid gas. 

What do plants give off ? 

Oxygen. 



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What are herbaceous plants? 

Those that die to the ground every year. 

What are arborescent plants? 

Those which are tree-like in appearance. 

What is meant by eolation? 

Straining. 

From what is lanolin prepared? 

The oily excretion from the wool of sheep. 

What are narcotic medicines? 

Those which stupefy. 

From what is oleum morrhua obtained? 

From the fresh livers of gadus morrhua. 

How would you distinguish creosote from carbolic acid? 

Carbolic acid coagulates albumen and collodion; creosote does 
not. 

What are antiseptics? 

That which prevents putrefaction. 

What are the denominations of apothecaries' and avoirdupois 
weights? 

Apothecaries' weights: 20 grains, 1 scruple; 3 scruples, 1 
drachm; 8 drachms, 1 ounce; 12 ounces, 1 pound. Avoirdupois 
weights: 437^2 grains, 1 ounce; 16 ounces 1 pound. 

What is the table for apothecaries' or wine measure? 

60 minims, 1 drachm; 8 drachms, 1 ounce; 16 fluid ounces, 1 
pint; 8 pints, 1 gallon. 

What is an imperial pint? 

20 ounces. 

What is said to be the equivalent of a teaspoonful? 1 drachm. 
Dessertspoonful ? 2 drachms. Tablespoonful ? 4 drachms. 
Wineglassful ? 2 fluid ounces. 

What is weight? 

The difference between the attraction of the earth and that of 
surrounding bodies on the surface of the earth. 

What systems of measures are used in pharmacy? 

Apothecaries, British and metric systems. 

What standards of weights are used? 

Grains and metre. 

What systems of weights does pharmacy use, based on grains r 

Apothecaries' an avoirdupois systems. 



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How many grains in an ounce, avoirdupois and apothecaries'? 
480, apothecaries' ; 437^2, avoirdupois. 
Are the grains of each the same? 
Yes. 

What is digestion ? 

Maceration, with the addition of gentle Jieat. 
What is distillation? 
Vaporizing and condensing a liquid. 
What is comminution? 
Reducing drugs to fine particles. 
What is desiccation? 

Depriving solid substances of moisture at a low temperature. 
What is meant by deliquescence? 
Absorption of moisture from the air by a salt. 
What is meant by efflorescence? 
A loss of moisture by a salt from air. 
What is meant by exsiccation? 

Depriving solid substances of moisture at a high temperature. 
What is filtration? 

Separating liquids from solids by filtration. 
What is maceration? 

Soaking a drug in a menstruum to extract its virtues. 
What is percolation? 

Passing a menstruum through a powderedf^drug in a percolator. 
What is trituration? 
Rubbing a substance in a mortar. 
What is a solution ? 
To dissolve into a liquid. 
What is sublimation ? 
Vaporizing and condensing a solid. 
How many officinal tinctures? 
Seventy-three. 
How are tinctures divided ? 

Into two general classes : simple and compound. 
What is an acid ? 

A substance formed by "the union of hydrogen with an acidu- 
lous radical and forms salts by replacing its hydrogen by a base. 
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MISCELLANEOUS 

IF 1 THMLTJJL, iE. 

SYRUPS. 

Blackberry Root, (U. S. Ph.) 
Take of fl. ext. blackberry rt., 4 fluid ounces. 
Simple syrup, 12 ounces. 

Blood Root, (Amer. Disp. ) 
Take of fl. ext. blood root, 4 fluid ounces. 
Acetic acid, No. 8, 1 fluid ounce. 
Syrup, 11 fluid ounces. 

Coffee, (Amer. Disp.) 
Take of fl. ext. coffee, 2 fluid ounces. 
Simple syrup, 14 ounces. 



Ginger, (U. S. Ph. 
Take of fl. ext. ginger, soluble, 1 fluid ounce, 
Syrup, 1 5 ounces. 

Horehound, Comp., (Amer. Disp.) 
Take of fl. ext. horehound, 2 fluid ounces. 
Fl. ext. red root, 2 ounces. 
Fl. ext. elecampane, 2 ounces. 
Fl. ext. spikenard, 2 ounces. 
Fl. ext. wild cherry bark, 2 ounces. 
Fl. ext. comfrey, 2 ounces. 
Fl. ext. blood root, 1 ounce. 
Simple syrup, sufficient to make 3 pints. 
Filter or strain. 



Hydrangea, Amer. Disp.) 
Take of fl. ext. hydrangea, 4 fluid ounces. 
Symple syrup, 12 ounces. 

Ipecac, (U. S. Ph.) 
Take of fl. ext. ipecac, 1 fluid ounce. 
Syrup, 15 fluid ounces. 



Liquorice, (Strength of German Pharm.) 
Take of fl. ext. liquorice for quinine mixture, 2 fluid ounces. 
Simple syrup, 14 ounces. 



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Lobelia. ( Amer. Disp. | 
'i'ake of fl. ext. lobelia, i fluid ounce. 
Acetic acid, I ounce. 
Syrup, 14 fluid ounces. 



Marshm allow, Altheea Root, (U. S. P.) 
Take of fl. ext. marshmallow root, 1 fluid ounce. 
Simple syrup, 15 ounces. 



Orange Peel, (U. S. Ph.) 
Take of fl. ext. orange peel, i 1 /^ fluid ounces. 
Syrup, 1434 fluid ounces. 



Poppy, (Br. Ph.l 
Take of fl. ext. poppy heads, 5 fluid ounces. 
Syrup, 10 ounces. 



Partridge Berry Comp., (Amer. Disp.) 
Mother s Cordial. 

Take of fl. ext. squaw vine, 4 fluid ounces. 
Fl. ext. helonias, 1 fluid ounce. 
Fl. ext. cramp bark, 1 ounce. 
Fl. ext. blue cohosh, 1 ounce. 
Syrup, 25 fluid ounces. 



Queen's Root, Stillingia, (Amer. Disp.) 
Take of fl. ext. queen's root, 3 fluid ounces. 

Fl. ext. prickly ash ber., iy 2 fluid ounces, 
Syrup, 13^2 fluid ounces. 



Queen's Root, Stillingia Comp., (Amer. Disp.) 
Take of fl. ext. queen's root comp., 4 fluid ounces. 
Syrup, 12 ounces. 



Corydalis Comp. 
.Each fluid drachm represents : 

R. Turkey corn, 4 grains. 
Stillingia, 2 grains. 
Prickly ash bark, 2 grains. 
Twin leaf, 2 grains. 
Blue flag, 1 grain. 
Sheep laurel, 1 grain. 
Potassium iodide, 1 grain. 



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Cherry Bark, (U. S. P., 1880.) 
R. Fl. ext. cherry bark, 

Procters formula, oh fl. ozs. 
Syrup, 10i A. ozs. 

or, 
R. FL ext. cherry bark. 

U. S P., ' 5^ fl. ozs. 

Syrup, quantity suffi- 
cient to make 32 11. ozs. 

Chocolate 'for Soda Water. 
R. Fl. ext. chocolate, 1 to 2 fl. ozs. 
Syrup, 15 11. ozs. 

Ginger Ale for One Five Gallon 
Fountain. 

R. Fl. ext. ginger, soluble, 3 fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. cayenne, 20 mine, 

(or tincture cayenne, 1 11. "/. 

Syrup, 7.\ pts. 

Sol. citric ^ citric acid 4 ozs ) , ,, 
Acid 1 water I ozs. 1 * noB8, 

Water. 4 galls. 

Horehound Comp., (Am. Ph.) 
R. Fl. ext. red root, 2 fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. elecampane, 2 fl. <>/.^. 
Fl. ext. spikenard, 2 fl. osa. 
Fl. ext. cherry, 1' il. ozs. 

Fl. ext. comfrey, 2 fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. horehound, 2 fl. ozs. 
Fl. ext. blood root. 1 tl. oz. 
Syrup, quantity suili- 

cient t<» make .". pts. 

Filter or strain. 

Syrup Senega. 
R. Senega root, 2 troy <•/>. 

Alcohol. "J 11 

Aquae ammonia, \ drops. 

Rock candy, * troy <>/*. 

Water, a sufficient quantity. 

Bruise the senega ro<»t. add four 
ounces of boiling water, let it stand 
thirty minutes and add two fluid 
ounces of water of ammonia; filter; 
add the rock candy and sufficient 
water to make one pint. 1 dissolve. 

Compound Syrup of Tar. 

BoscIkc'* German Syrup. 

R. Oil of tar, 1 dr. 

Fluid extract of ipecac. 4 drs. 

Tincture of opium, 4 drs. 

Fluid extract of wild 
cherry, 6 drs. 

Carbonate of magne- 
sium, 3 drs. 

Water, 8 fl. ozs. 

Sugar, 14 ozs 

Triturate the oil thoroughly with 
the magnesia in a mortar, mix the 
fluid extract with the water and in- 
corporate with the mixture in the 
mortar, then filter, and in the liquid 
dissolve the sugar by agitation. 



Lemon. 

R. Fl. ext. lemon soluble, lfl. os< 
Citric acid, 75 grs 

Syrup. 15 fl. ozs. 

Dissolve citric acid in syrup and 
add fluid extract lemon to the mix- 
ture. 

Orange for Soda Water. 
R. Kl. ext. orange tor syrup, 1 tl. oz. 

Syrup, 15 li. <>zs. 

If an acid flavor is desired diss >lve 
one-half drachm citric acid in each 
pnu of syrup. 

Rhubarb Arom., (U. S. P., 1880.) 
I!. 11. ext. rhubarb arom. 1 fl.oz. 

Syrup. 15 tl. o/.v. 

Senna, U. S. P., 1880.) 

R. 1"1. ext. senna. 8 fl. OZS. 

Oil coriander, 4mins 

Syrup. 8 fl. OSS. 

Filter <>r -train. 
Squill, Comp., U. S. P., 1880. 

II Fl. ext. Squill comp.. L'l tl 

Tartar emetic. M grs. 

Syrup. 1."! fl. OZS. 

Dissolve tartar emetic in one-half 
fluid ounce hot water, and mix all 

together, agitating until a complete 

solution is obtained. 

Tar, U. S. P.. 1880. 
I;. Fl.ext tar, soluble, 2fl, <>/.. 
>\ rup, 14 tl 

Tolu, .U. S. P., 1870. 
R. Fl. ext tolu. :: tl. drs. 

( !arb magnesia, \ troy oz. 

Syrup, quantity Buffi- 

Cienl to make •_' pts. 

Rub fluid extract tolu with magne- 
sia, then with syrup added in small 
quantities. Filter. 

Syrup of Figs. 
lJ. Senna fol., 14 

Coriander -cm., 

i'-i 
Tamarind, 
Cassia pulp., 

Prunes, 12 1 

Ext. liquorice, 1$ 

Ess. month, pip., 1 i 1 

Syrup simp.. 1 1 

Dose, a teaspoonful to a tablespoon- 
ful. 

Our correspondent has omitted di- 
rections for compounding. We infer 
that a watery extract is made, to 
which the BUgar is subsequently added 
to form a syrup. The extract should 
in that cast'' measure about four pints, 
to which about eight pounds of sugar 
would he added to make the required 
measure. 



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Tar, Wild Cherry and Horehound Syrup. 

For all affections of the throat and lungs, such as acute and 
•chronic coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, croup, hoarseness and 
whooping-cough. In this preparation tar, one of the most heal- 
ing agents we have, is here combined with the well known reme- 
dies contained in the formula given below, forming one of the 
best compounds for the troubles enumerated, and diseases caused 
by them, that can be found in the market, being frequently pre- 
scribed by physicians. 

Dose. — For an adult, i teaspoonful; 12 years, ^3 teaspoonful ; 
■8 years, y 2 teaspoonful; 5 years y^ teaspoonful; for infants, 5 to 
10 drops, as occasion requires. 

Formula. — Syrup of tar, 210; syrup wild cherry, 150; syrup 
squills, 100; syrup ipecac, 80; fluid extract horehound, 80 ; tinct- 
ure opium, 20; tincture blood root, 10; parts by measure. 



Syrup of Sarsaparilla, Stillingia, Red Clover and Iodide of Potassium. 

Valuable in scrofulous diseases, salt rheum, scald head, pim- 
ples, boils, blotches, erysipelas, ringworm, tetter, old sores, ul- 
cers, chronic syphilitic rheumatism, mercurial affections, and all 
diseases caused by impurities of the blood. 

Formula. — Fluid extract sarsaparilla, 40; stillingia 20; red 
clover, 10 ; senna, 10; guaiac. wood, 10; licorice root, 10; syrup, 
.392; oils anise, sassafras and wintergreen, of each quantity suf- 
ficient; iodide of potassium, 10 grains to ounce. 

The above remedies can be relied upon as being among the 
best and most powerful for the troubles mentioned. Patients 
while taking this remedy should avoid eating anything of a greasy 
nature, and use only wholesome food and take plenty of outdoor 
•exercise. A careful observance of the above directions will 
inaterally aid the remedy in its work. 



Boschee's German Syrup. 
R. Oil picis, 1 fluid drachm. 

Ext. ipecac fl., 4 fluid drachms. 
Ext. pruni. virg. fl., 6 fluid drachms. 
Tinct. opii, 4 fluid drachms. 
Magnesias carbi., 3 drachms. 
Aquas, 8 fluid ounces. 
Sacchari, 10 ounces. 
Triturate the oil of tar with the magnesia, mix the fluid extracts 
and laudanum with the water, and incorporate with the oil and 
magnesia mixture; filter, add the sugar and dissolve by agitation. 



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An Improved Formula for a Permanent Syrup of Ginger. 

R. Jamaica ginger in fine powder, 2 ounces. 
Stronger alcohol, quantity sufficient. 
Moisten the powder with 1 drachm of the alcohol, pack firmly 
in a small 4 or 8 ounce percolator and pour on the stronger alco- 
hol 5 drachms at a time at intervals of fifteen minutes until 3 
ounces of the tincture shall have passed, filter and add 2 drachms 
of glycerine, evaporate to 3 drachms; then take. 
R. Powdered Jamaica ginger, 2 ounces. 
Carb. magnesia, 1 ounce. 

White <• A " sugar, 1 lb and 14 ounces (com.1.) 
Aqua pura, 4 ounces. 
Rub the extract of ginger first with the powdered ginger, 
carb. magnesia and 2 ounces of the sugar previously mixed, until 
they are thoroughly mixed, then gradually add the water and 
filter through paper; to the filtered liquid add the remainder of 
sugar dissolved by a gentle heat and strain through muslin or 
other suitable cloth while hot. 

This we have found to be an excellent syrup, and will keep 
for an indefinite time. 

Compound Syrup of White Pine. — White Pine Expectorant. 
COMPOUND SYRUP OF WHITE PINE. 

Take of tincture of white pine, 2 fluid ounces. 
Fl. ext. ipecac, 4 fluid drachms. 
Carbonate of magnesium, 4 drachms. 
Chloroform, 1 fluid drachm. 
Sulphate of morphine, 8 grains. 
Water, 7 fluid ounces. 
Sugar, 14 ounces troy. 
Rub one ounce of sugar with the magnesia in a mortar; triturate 
the fluid ipecac and tincture of white pine, then gradually add the 
water, constantly triturating; filter, and in the filtrate dissolve 
the morphine. Mix the chloroform with the sugar in a suitable 
bottle, pour in the filtrate and dissolve by agitation. 

This is an excellent cough remedy, and has a ready sale wher- 
ever introduced. 

The tincture of white pine in the above formula is made by 
dissolving two ounces of white gum turpentine in fourteen fluid 
ounces of alcohol by a gentle heat. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 303 

Mist. Expectorans. 

R. Spts. ietheris co., ^1 

Syr. ipecac, I aa b e 

Tinct. opii camph., I 
Aqu;e, J 

Mix. Dose. — A teaspoonful. 



White Pine Expectorant. 

Take of white pine bark, No. 20 powd., troy, 1 ounce. 

Wild cherry bark, 1 ounce. 

Balm of gilead buds, 64 grains. 

Spikenard, 64 grains. 

Blood root, 64 grains. 

Sassafras, 32 grains. 

Chloroform, 60 minims. 

Acetate of morphine, 3 grains. 

Alcohol, troy, 4 ounces. 

Sugar, 12 ounces. 

AVater, add quantity sufficient to make 16 fluid ounces. 
Mix the alcohol with six ounces of water, and with this men- 
struum exhaust the drug packed in a percolator as above de- 
scribed, adding water until ten ounces of percolate are ob- 
tained: to this add the chloroform and morphine, previously dis- 
solved in some water; dissolve sugar by agitation, without heat, 
and strain. 



A Stimulating Expectorant. 

R. Am. carbonate, 5 grains. 
Tinct. mix vom., 10 minims. 
Tinct. scillae, y 2 drachm. 
Inf. serpentar, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — Three times a day. 

In those cases in which chronic bronchitis is associated with 
emphysema, or in the second stage of acute bronchitis, where 
the heart is severely taxed, this combination of remedies will 
strengthen the over-taxed heart and clear out the air passages. 

— Fothergill. 



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COMPOUND CATHARTIC ELIXIR. 

A Pleasant and Reliable Cathartic in Liquid Form. 

Each fluid ounce contains: 

R. Sulph. magnesia, i drachm. 
Senna, 2 drachms. 
Scammony, 6 grains. 
Jalap, 8 grains. 
Liquorice, i drachm. 
Ginger, 3 grains. 
Coriander, 5 grains. 
With flavoring ingredients. 

Dose. — Child, five years old, one or two teaspoonfuls. Adults, 
one or two tablespoonfuls. 

This preparation was originated to meet the demand of phy- 
sicians for a palatable liquid cathartic. It is readily taken by 
children and adults, without nausea, and operates freely without 
pain. The cathartic ingredients are so perfectly controlled by 
this combination, that it acts as mildlv as castor oil. 



Damiana, iNat. Form.) 

E. Fl. ext. damiana, -.'.I fl. ora. 
Carl), magnes., 240 grs. 

Alcohol, 4 fl. ozs. 

Glycerine, 1 fl. oz. 

Aromatic elix.. quan- 
tity sufficient t<> make 16 fl. OZS. 

Elixir Hydrastin Compound. 

Hydrastin, "] 

Helonin, | Diuretic, lax- 

Leptandrin, at ive tonic, etc. 

Eupatorin, purpu, etc. J 

A valuable remedy in the treatment 
of diseases of the kidneys and urinary 
organs ; also for weakness of those or- 
gans. 

Con. Avena Comp. 

R. Avena. 32 grs.1 To 

Podophyllin neut.,12grs. Y each 
Hydrastin, 7 grs, ) fl. oz. 

Useful in all conditions where a 



cathartic, laxative and tonic effect Lb 
desired, with the stimulating action 
<>i' the avena. [n constipation of the 
bowels it will be found most efficient. 
Above compound acts with but slight 
irritation of the bowels. 

Dose, as laxative, and a mild cathar- 
tic, id to 15 drops. 



Con. Helonias Comp. 

I WITH w i:\ \. I 



R. 



Helonin, 
Viburnin, 
Dioscorein, 
I relsemin, 

Avena. 



15 grs.] 

" TO each 
id ounce. 

1 1 grs! 



A powerful uterine tonic. with nerve 
stimulant. In all anaemic condition-, 
and in painful and deficient menstru- 
ation, it will be found most benefi- 
cial. 

Dose.— 10 to 12 drops three times a 
day (or oftener, when indicated), 



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TINCTURES 



■Rhubarb Comp., (Am. Ph.) 

E. Fl. ext. rhubarb, 4 fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. bitter root, 2 fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. golden seal, 2 fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. gentian, 2 fl. ozs. 
Fl. ext. prickly ash ber, 2 fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. sassafras, 1 fl. oz. 

Fl. ext. cardamom, 1 fl. oz. 

^Alcohol sufficient to make 5 pints 
tincture. 

Hhubarb, Sweet, (U. S. P., 1880.) 

E. Fl. ext. rhubarb, 2J fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. liquorice for 

quinine, 
Fl. ext. anise, 
Fl. ext. cardamom, 
Alcohol, 60 per cent., 

quantity sufficient to 

make 



U fl. ozs. 
H A- ozs. 
140 mins. 



2 pints. 

Rhubarb and Aloes, (U. S. P., 
1850.) Sacred Elixir. 

K. Fl. ext. rhubarb, 
Fl. ext. aloes, 
Fl. ext. cardam., 
Alcohol, dil., quantity 
sufficient to make * 2 pints. 

Gentian, Comp., (XT. S. P., 1880) 

E. Fl. ext. gentian comp., 4fl- ozs. 
Alcohol, dilute, 28 fl. ozs. 



Ginger, (U. S. P., 1880.) 

5^ fl. ozs. 
26£ fl. ozs. 

Ginger Fort., (Br. Ph.) 



Fl. ext. ginger, 
Alcohol, 



R. 



Fl. ext. ginger, 
Alcohol, 



10 fl. ozs. 
6fl. ozs. 



Senna, also Senna Comp., (Br. Ph.) 

E. Fl. ext, senna, 2J fl. ozs. 

Fl. ext. caraway, £ fl. oz. 

Fl. ext, coriander, £ fl. oz. 

Seedless raisins, 2 troy ozs. 

Alcohol, 60 per cent, 
quantity sufficient to 
make ' 1 pint. 

Senna Comp., (Am. Ph.) 

E. Fl. ext. senna comp., 2 fl. ozs. 
Eaisins dep. of seed, 1 1 troy ozs. 
Alcohol, 60 per cent., 14 fl. ozs. 

Cubebs, (TJ. S. P., 1880.) 



LO fl. drs. 








12 fl drs. 


E. 


Fl. ext. cubebs, 


1* fl. ozs 


4 fl. drs. 




Alcohol, strong, 


14* fl. ozs 



Cayenne, (U. S. P., 1880.) 

. Fl. ext, cayenne, 300 mins. 
Alcohol, strong, quan- 
tity sufficient to make 1 pint. 



Senna, (Br. Ph.) 

Take of fl. ext. senna leaves, 2^ fluid ounces. 
Fl. ext. coriander seed, % fluid ounce. 
Fl. ext. caraway seed, y 2 fluid ounce. 
Seedless raisins, 2 troy ounces. 
Diluted alcohol sufficient to make 16 fluid ounces. 



Sheep Laurel, (Am. Disp.) 

Take of fl. ext. sheep laurel, 3 fluid ounces. 
Alcohol, diluted, 13 fluid ounces. 



Skunk Cabbage, (Am. Disp.) 
Take of fl. ext. skunk cabbage, 3 fluid ounces. 
Alcohol, diluted, 13 fluid ounces. 



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Snake root, Va., (U. S. Ph.) 

Take of fl. ext. snake-root, va., i ]/ 2 fluid ounces^ 

Alcohol, diluted, 14^ fluid ounces. 



Squill, (U.S. Ph.) 
Take of fl. ext. squill, 2^ ounces. 

Alcohol, diluted, 13^ fluid ounces, 



TINCTURES. 

Tr. Opii. Camphorata. 
R. Tr. opii. (unofficinal), 4 ounces. 
Benzoic acid, 2 drachms. 
Gum camphor, i drachm and 1 scruple. 
Oil anisi, 2 fluid drachms. 
Mel. despumatum, 4 ounces. 
Dil. alcohol, 4 pints. 
Dissolve the camphor and the oils separately in the alcohoL 
Rub the benzoic acid and laudanum, then gradually add one pint 
of water and one pint of alcohol with the oil and camphor, then 
add the remainder of the water and alcohol. Mix thoroughly- 
and filter. Red powders may be used as a coloring agent. 



Warburg's Tincture. 
R. Aloe socotrin, 2 l / 2 drachms. 

Rad. rhei, 35 grains. 

Sem. agelic, 35 grains. 

Confect. damocrit., 35 grains. 

Rad. heleni, 18 grains. 

Croci. sativ., 18 grains. 

Sem. foenicul, 18 grains. 

Cretae prsecip., iS grains. 

Rad. gentianae, 9 grains. 

Rad. zeodor, 9 grains. 

Piper, cubebae, 9 grains. 

Myrrh, electuar, 9 grains, 

Pulv. camph., 9 grains. 

Bolet. laric, 9 grains. 
Mix. — Digest with 10 ounces proof spts. for 12 hours, expressy 
and add quin. sulph., r^ drachms. When solution is perfect 
filter. Sig. — y 2 ounce without dilution, after the bowels have 
been evacuated. Repeat dose in three hours. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 307 

Tincture of Iodine. 
In preparing this tincture I observed that, if a small quantity 
of chloride of sodium be added to the mixture of iodine and alco- 
hol contained in a glass vessel, the iodine became very readily 
soluble. The use of a mortar is entirely done away with, and 
labor and trouble might be saved by this simple addition. 



EMULSIONS. 

Emulsion Cod Liver Oil. 
Thus, for a pint of emulsion of cod liver oil, containing fifty 
per cent, of oil, which is the strength usually expected in this pre- 
paration, take: 

R. Cod liver oil, 8 ounces 

Powdered gum arabic, 2 ounces. 
Simple syrup, 2 ounces. 
Oil bitter almond or wintergreen, io drops 
Water sufficient to make i pint. 
Add the gum to the oils in a dry mortar, and rub smooth with 
a few turns of the pestle. Then add four ounces of water and 
triturate until a smooth, thick emulsion is formed, which can be 
readily done. Then stir in the syrup and water enough to make 
a pint. 



For emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites, prepare in 
same way, having previously dissolved in the necessary water, 
ninety-six grains each of the hypophosphites of lime and soda, 
which gives twelve grains of the combined salts to the fluid 
ounce, about the amount usually found in preparations of this class 



The same rule may be applied to making emulsion of castor 
oil, but a fifty per cent, emulsion is too thick to pour readily, and 
one containing twenty-five or thirty-three per cent, of oil is more 
sightly, more easily handled, and answers all purposes. 

A little oil mint is an excellent disguise for the disagreeable 
odor of castor oil, though the matter of flavoring emulsions is 
one which can best be left to individual taste, as the ordinary 
flavors, like almond or wintergreen, are distasteful to many 
people. 

It can hardly be expected that preparations of this class can 
be kept for any length of time in hot weather without becoming 
more or less rancid, notably so the castor oil emulsions. 



308 Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Cod Liver Oil Mixtures. 

R. Olei morrhuae, 

Aqua calcis, each 8 fluid ounces. 
Olei cinnamomi, 10 drops. 
Mix. Dose. — A tablespoonful. 



Sandalwood Emulsion. 

R. Oil sandalwood, 5 drachms. 
Copaiba balsam, 25 drachms. 
Gum tragacanth pulv., 3 drachms. 
Gum acacia pulv., 2 drachms. 
Sugar, 13 drachms. 
Oil wintergreen, 2 drachms. 
Aqua, quantity sufficient to make Zl% ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful three times a day. 
The above gives one drop of the oil of sandalwood and rive 
drops of balsam copaiba in each teaspoonful. 



Turpentine Emulsion. 

R. Sweet spts. lavender, 2 drachms. 

Oil turpentine, 2 ounces. 

White of egg, 2 ounces. 

Glycerine, 4 ounces. 

Syrup, 4 ounces. 

Water, 4 ounces. 
Mix the white of egg and glycerine together, add the oil of 
turpentine and shake thoroughly; then add the syrup and lastly 
the water, shaking them well together. This makes a nice emul- 
sion, and is easily made and as permanent as any turpentine emul- 
sion. A teaspoonful dose will contain about 8 minims of turpen- 
tine. 



Turpentine Emulsion. 
R. Sugar, 2 drachms. 

Gum arabic, 2 drachms. 
Oil turpentine, 2 drachms. 
Mix and thoroughly triturate in a mortar, and during the pro- 
cess slowly add four ounces of cinnamon water. Sig. — One tea- 
spoonful every four hours. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 309' 

Hoffman's Anodyne Emulsion. 

Hans M. Wilder, in the American Journal of Pharmacy, sug- 
gests the following: 

Take of mucilage acacia 2 fluid drachms; water, 6 fluid drachms;. 
Hoffman's anodyne, 2 fluid ounces. Put in a bottle and shake 
well, and add sugar, 2 ounces. 

The formula was made in accordance with the old rule : "Make 
the mucilage of about the same consistence of the liquid to be 
emulsionized" 



A Pleasant Turpentine Mixture. 
R. Oil terebinth, 2 drachms. 
Ether, sulph., 1^ drachms. 
Syr. aurantii., \y 2 ounces. 
Syr. simp., 2 ounces. 

Listerine, quantity sufficient to make 6 ounces. 
Mix Sig. — One teaspoonful at a dose. 



VEHICLES. 

Vehicle for Salicylic Acid. 
The following is a good and convenient plan of administering 
salicylic acid: 

R. Salicylic acid, 1 drachm. 
Acet. potash, 1 drachm. 
Glycerine, 2 drachms. 

Aqua, quantity sufficient to make 2 ounces. 
Mix. 



A Vehicle for Iodide of Potassium. 
Milk as a vehicle for iodide of potassium completely masks 
the taste, and does not apparently interfere with the therapeutic 
qualities. Patients who could not tolerate ten grains when ad- 
ministered in water could soon take forty grains in milk with no- 
symptoms of nausea. 



Flavoring for Elixir. 

R. Oil of orange, 4 ounces. 

Oil of caraway, 2 drachms. 

Oil of cassia, 2 drachms. 

Oil of coriander, 2 drachms. 

Alcohol, quantity sufficient to make 20 ounces. 



310 Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

The following formula for simple elixir: 
R. Aurant. cort., 2 drachms. 
Illicium, ]/ 2 drachm. 
Cardamom, sem., 1 scruple. 
Aqua, 6 ounces. 
Spts. vin. rec. , 6 ounces. 
Syr. simp., 4 ounces. 
Mix alcohol and water; moisten the orange peel and other 
ingredients; percolate and mix with syrup, adding rose water 
quantity sufficient to make 1 pint. 



Elixir of Orange. 
R. Fresh oil of sweet orange peel, 2 drachms. 
Stronger alcohol, 32 ounces. 
Syrup, 48 ounces. 
Water, 48 ounces. 
Caramel, 4 drachms. 
Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, incorporate the syrup and the 
water, then clarify by means of paper pulp and finally add the 
caramel. 



LINIMENT. 

Kerosene Liniment. 
R. Kerosene oil, 2 ounces. 
Tr. opii, 4 drachms. 
Tr. arnica, 5 drachms. 
Tr. stramoni, 4 drachms. 
Ar. spts. am., 6 drachms. 
Spts. camphor, 5 drachms. 
Oil origanum, 4 drachms. 
Chloroform, 1 ounce. 
Mix. — An excellent liniment for sprains, bruises, soreness and 
nervous pains. 

Tobias' Venetian Liniment. (Haga.) 

R, Spirit of ammonia, 5 parts. 
Camphor, 2 parts. 
Tincture of capsicum, 5 parts. 
Alcohol, 34 parts. 
Water, 10 parts. 
Mix them. 



-Or. King's Medical Prescriptions, 311 

Coal Oil. 
"The following makes a good and very cheap family liniment: 
R. Coal oil, i pint. 

Gum camphor, 1 ounce. 
Cayenne pepper, J4 ounce. 
A very good liniment for general purposes, and especially for 
flight burns and rheumatism. 

Coal oil is an excellent solvent for iodine, and the solution 
makes an excellent spray when used in an atomizer ; it gives im- 
mediate relief in sore throat, i. e , inflammation of the fauces and 
soreness in the larynx ; it :s also good in nasal catarrh when the 
.secretions are offensive. 



Kerosene Liniment. 
R. Kerosine oil, 2 ounces. 
Tinct. opii, 4 drachms. 
Tinct. arnicas, 5 drachms. 
Tinct. stramonii, 4 drachms. 
Spts. ammon. aromat., 6 drachms. 
Spts. camphorse, 5 drachms. 
Oil origani, 4 drachms. 
Chloroform, 3 drachms. 



Mix, 



Good Samaritan Liniment. 
Good Samaritan liniment is made as follows : 
R. Oil of sassafras, 2 fluid ounces. 

Oil of wintergreen, 2 fluid ounces. 

Oil of thyme, 2 fluid ounces. 

Oil of amber, 2 fluid ounces. 

Oil of cedar, 2 fluid ounces. 

Oil of origanum, 12 fluid ounces. 

Oil of peppermint, 2 fluid ounces. 

Oil of hemlock, 4 fluid ounces. 

Balsam of fir., 2 fluid ounces. 

Sulphuric ether, 2 fluid ounces. 

Alcohol, 5 gallons. 
Mix. 



312 Dr. King*s Medical Prescriptions. 

Kilner gives the following : 

R. Oil of sassafras, i fluid ounce. 

Oil of hemlock, i fluid ounce. 

Spirit of turpentine, I fluid ounce. 

Tincture of capsicum, i fluid ounce. 

Tincture of guaiacum, i fluid ounce. 

Tincture of opium, i fluid ounce. 

Tincture of myrrh. 4 fluid ounces. 

Oil of origanum, 2 fluid ounces. 

Oil of wintergreen, \ fluid ounce. 

Gum camphor, troy, 2 ounces. 

Chloroform, i\ fluid ounces. 

Alcohol, 4 pints 
Mix. 



Glycerole of Chloral and Camphor. 
Carlo Pavesi, of Mortara, recommends as a very effectual ano- 
dyne embrocation, in rheumatic, gouty, neuralgic and arthritic af- 
fections, the following mixture: 

R. Camphor in powder, 75 grains. 
Chloral hydrate, 60 grains. 
Glycerin, 4 drachms. 
Alcohol, 5 drachms. 
Oil of juniper, 30 minims. 
Mix in a vial, and expose to a gentle heat (not over 40 C. or 
104 F.), until solution has been effected. Let cool^and keep 
the vial well stoppered. 



Aconite Liniment, 
R. Tr. aconiti, 

Oil terebinth, each 1 drachm. 
Tr. arnicas, 2 drachms. 
Chloroformi, 

Aq. ammonia?, each y 2 ounce. 

Lin. saponis comp., add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces- 
Mix. — \V. J. Lamar. 



Liniment for Nephritic Colic. 
R. Chloroform, 15 parts. 

Extract of hyoscyamus, 15 parts. 
Laudanum (Sydenham), 5 parts. 
Oil of chamomile, 105 parts. 
Mix. Rub well over the seat of pain. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. SIS 

Liniment. 
R. Oil sassafras, J ounce. 
Chloroform, y 2 ounce. 
Aqua ammonia, yi ounce. 
Oil cloves, y± ounce. 
Tr. camphor, \ ounce. 
Alcohol, strong, 2 ounces 

Stillingia Liniment, 
The following is the. eclectic formula for this liniment: 
R. Oil of stillingia, 1 fluid ounce. 
Oil of cajeput, 4 fluid drachms. 
Oil of lobelia, 2 fluid drachms. 
Alcohol, 2 fluid ounces. 
Mix. 



Mexican Mustang Liniment. 
Several formulae have been published for preparations said to 
resemble this liniment. One is : 

R. Petroleum, 2 ounces. 

Ammonia water, 1 ounce. 
Brandy, 1 drachm. 
Another directs : 

R. Crude oleic acid, 6 parts. 
Crude petroleum, 5 parts. 
Ammonia water, 25 parts. 
Naphtha, 5 parts. 
Water, sufficient. 
Mix the first four ingredients, and add enough water to make 
the whole measure 40 parts. 



OINTMENTS. 

Among the soothing oimtments bismuth ointment stands first. 
It is composed as follows : 

R. Bismusthi oxidi, 1 drachm 
Acidi oleici, 1 ounce. 
Cerae albse, 3 drachms. 
Vaselini, 1 ounce. 
Oil rosre, 3 minims. 

Dilute oxide of zinc ointment, ointment of the subnitrate of 
21 



3H Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

bismuth, a drachm to the ounce, and of tannic acid in the same 
strength prove useful at times. When somewhat more stimu- 
lating ointments are called for carbolic acid in the strength of 
ten to thirty grains to the ounce will be found both stimulant and 
anti-pruritic. 

Pruritus is at times a most distressing symptom in the eczema 
of old persons, and tar or carbolic acid will usually be found 
the most efficient remedy. An ointment of tar, one drachm to 
the ounce, may be used alone or in connection with a mercurial, 

as this : 

R. Picis liquida?, I drachm, 

Ung. hydrarg. nitrat., 2 drachms. 



R. Oleum tigleii, I drachm. 
Ether sulph., 2 drachms. 
Tr. iodine, 5 drachms. 
External use. — 1 



A Good Dressing for Wounds. 
I have employed with much satisfaction the following dressing 
for incised wounds, cuts and laceration of the tissues : 
R. Acidi boracic, \ drachm. 
Iodoformi, l / 2 drachm. 
Collodion, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. — First cleanse the wound, then bring the edges 
together snugly and then pour the collodion mixture over the 
cut surface. Hold the edges together until the cullodion has 
dried, then pour on two or three times so that the dressing will 
be firm. It will generally need no attention for five or six days 
or a week. In wounds on the face and head I employ the same 
dressing and do away with all stitches. No matter how long a 
cut or how jagged the edges are you can get union better, quicker 
and neater than by any other means. It is seldom necessary to 
apply more than one dressing, and one-half the time is saved in 
applying such dressings. — S. T. Yount, M. D. 



Trask's Magnetic Ointment. 
R. Lard, 
Raisins, 

Tobacco (fine cut), equal parts of each 
Simmer well together, strain and press out. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 315 

Parasiticide Ointment. 
R. Salicylate mercury, 16 grains. 
Vaseline, i ounce. 
Mix. This makes not only an excellent ointment against the 
parasitic skin diseases, but against eczema, pityriasis, and syphil- 
itic vegetations. 

Ointment for Anal Fissure. 

After cleansing the fissure in the usual manner and drying 
with absorbent cotton, apply twice daily the following . 
R. Corrosive sublimate, 5 grains. 
Ext. belladonnas, ij- grains. 
Vaseline, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Make an ointment. 

Pain is rapidly obtunded and cicatrization hastened in a re- 
markable manner. 



Painless Caustic Powder. 
Esmarch's painless caustic powder, for the removal of morbid 
growths, cancer, etc., is prepared after the following formula : 
R. Arsenious acid, 1 part. 
Morphiae sulph., 1 part. 
Calomel, 8 parts. 
Pulv. gum arabic, 48 parts. 
Mix. Sprinkle thick every day on a surface either raw or de- 
nuded of cuticle by a blister. 



Goodell's "Four Chlorides." 
R. Hydrargyri bichloridi, 2 grains. 

Liq. potassi arsenitis, 1 j£ drachms. 

Acid hydrochlor. dil., 4 drachms. 

Tr. ferri chloridi, 4 drachms. 

Syr. simplicis, 2 ounces. 

Aqua, add quantity sufficient to make 4 ounces.' 
Mix and make solution. Sig. — Teaspoonful in wineglass of 
water three times a day after meals. 

Excellent in chronic uterine affections as a general tonic. 



Antiseptic Dressing for Open Wounds. 
R. Iodoform, 2^ grammes. 



316 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Olei eucaylpti, 20 grammes- 
Paraffin, 50 grammes. 
Vaseline, 50 grammes. 
Mix. Used as an application to ulcers and also as an emergency 
dressing. 



Radam's Microbe Killer. 

The interest excited by studies in bacteriology is not confined 
entirely to scientific circles. The popular mind has got hold of 
it, magnified it, and probably is now a fertile field for the propa- 
gation of quackery. One Mr. Radam, of Texas, has come 
forth with a great discovery that all diseases are due to microbes, 
and has therefore given to the world his preparation which is 
sure death to all microbes, and, it is to be inferred, is therefore a 
sure cure for all diseases. With a considerable amount of lit- 
erarv rot of this kind, Radam's Microbe Killer is introduced and 
advertised. Dr. R. C. Eccles, in a four and a half column article 
in the Drug Circular^ manages to give the following formula 
for the preparation: 

R. Sulphuric acid (strong), 4 drachms. 

Hydrochloric acid, 1 drachm. 

Red wine (about), 1 ounce. 

Well water, 1 gallon. 
Radam's Microbe Killer brings $3 per gallon. Its use is not 
wholly unattended with danger, especially when used through 
long periods of time. 

Mustard Plaster. 

Mix the mustard with the white of an egg, instead of water 
The result will be a plaster which will draw perfectly well, but 
will not produce a blister, even upon the skin of an infant, no 
matter how long it is allowed to remain. 

Thio-Resorcin. 

This is the latest substitute for idoform. It consists of sul- 
phur and resorcin ; is without smell and entirely non-poisonous. 
It is used as a dusting powder, or can be used in ointment (20 
per cent.) in psoriasis, scabies, etc. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions 317 

Reducing Fat. 

Mr. Davies, in his work on < -Foods for the Fat," says that two 
rats, weighing twelve ounces, were placed on an exclusive diet 
of lean meat and water. They remained healthy in appearance, 
but steadily lost weight, and in a month's time weighed only 
eight and three-fourth ounces. They were now placed on a mis- 
cellaneous diet, and in a week's time weighed twelve and one- 
half ounces. 



Embalming Fluid. 

R. Arsenious acid, 14 ounces. 
Caustic soda, 7 ounces. 
Water, 20 ounces. 
Carbolic acid sufficient to render the fluid, after stirring, opales- 
cent. Then add water enough to make 100 ounces. Mix well. 



Lice. 

R. Hydrargyri chloridi corrosivi, 4/grains. 
Alcoholis, 6 fluid drachms. 
Ammonii chloridi, y 2 drachm. 

Aqua? rosae, add quantity sufficient to make 6 fluid ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Apply once daily. {In scabies and head lice.) 

— Tilbury Fox. 



To Remove Powder Stains. 

i st. Wash the skin with the following: 
R. Ammonii biniod., 

Aquae destill., equal parts. 
This causes the spots gradually to turn to red. 
2d. Remove the red stains by applying dilute hydrochloric 
acid. 



Foreign Bodies in the Nose. 

It is a common occurrence for children to get beans, grains of 
corn and other foreign substances up their noses. This simple 
remedy is easily applied: Get the child to open its mouth, place 
your own mouth over it and blow hard. The offending substance 
will be promptly expelled from the child's nose. 



318 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

How to Give Podophyllin. 
There are but few physicians who know how to properly 
prepare podophyllin for use. Order the podophyllin as bought 
and sold to be put up into a wedgewood mortar and most thor- 
oughly triturated with equal parts of white sugar until the com- 
pound becomes impalpable, as the podophyllin, if given as bought 
and sold in its crude state, is almost sure to nauseate and gripe in 
full doses. Prepare podophyllin this way will find it to be gen- 
erally free from the nauseating and griping tendency. As a 
compound podophyllin pill : 
R. Triturated podophyllin and sugar, i drachm. 

Leptandria, i drachm. 

Rhei pulvis, i y 2 drachms. 

Capsici pulvis, 15 grains. 

Ext. zingibers, quantity sulhcient to make pills number 90. 
Mix. Dose, two to three pilk after supper; if they do not 
move the bowels satisfactorily in twelve or fourteen hours, two 
more are to be given. 



A Reliable Anodyne. 
R. Chloroform, 1 drachm. 
Hydrate chloral., 
Gum camphor, each 1 ounce. 
Morphia sulph., 16 grains. 
Mix by trituration in a mortar. Dose to 20 drops as often as 
necessary. 



The Hypnotic. 

Formula: Every fluid drachm contains 15 grains each of pure 
chloral hydrat. and purified brom. pot. and one-eighth grain each 
of gen. imp. ext. cannabis ind. and hyoscyam. 

Dose: One-half to one fluid drachm in water or syrup every 
hour, until sleep is produced. 



Reliable Ague Cure. 

For fever and ague, and all bilious disorders produced by 
malaria, among which are intermittent and remittent fever, dumb 
ague, chill fever, aching bones, headache, bilious fever, bilious 
colic, etc. The prompt and permanent relief afforded by this 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 319 

prepration is due to its power in counteracting malaria, and its 
direct action upon the liver and bowels, which rids the blood of 
superfluous bile and carries it out of the system, thus removing 
the cause of the disease. 

Directions. — The adult dose is 2 teaspoonfuls ; 12 years, 1 
teaspoonful; 8 years, % teaspoonful; 4 years, }^ teaspoonful, 
three or four times a day when the fever is off. Continue until 
the fever is broken up, after which the above dose can be gradu- 
ally decreased, and taken for at least a week after the fever has 
disappeared. In half the above doses this will be found an ex- 
cellent tonic and appetizer when the lack of energy and drowsi- 
ness due to biliousness is felt. 

Formula. — Sulph. quinine, 3 ; sulph. cinchonidia, 15; sulph. 
cinchona, 30; elix. vitriol, sufficient quantity to dissolve the sul- 
phates; senna leaves, dandelion root, each 80; mandrake root, 
culver's root, each 40; cloves, cinnamon, each 20; capsicum, 5; 
sugar, 180; alcohol, 33^ per cent.; 12S0 parts. This formula 
contains 2 grains of the combined alkaloids of cinchona bark to 
each teaspoonful. 






Neutralizing Cordial. 
R. Soft water, 1 quart. 

Bicarbonate potash, \ ounce. 
Ext. rhubarb, J / 2 ounce. 
Granulated sugar, y 2 pound. 
Mix. Sig. — Boil thoroughly half an hour, bottle and set away 
until cool, then add two teaspoonfuls of essence of peppermint 
Give from one-half teaspoonful to one tabiespoonful. 

In the diseases of children, peculiar to the summer months 
you will find it a very useful remedy. It is pleasant. Any child 
will: lie t it 

In ordinary diarrhoea or dysentery it will act nicely : in severe 
cases you may add anything you think proper to it, as tincture 
opium, camphor, capsicum, kino, essence of peppermint, etc. 

In cramps of stomach or bowels, with the addition of those 
articles just mentioned, it is the remedy. As a tonic add Hydras- 
tis can. 

I have used it in the cough of measles with only carbonate of 
ammonia, one drachm to four ounces of the cordial. 



3W Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Reliable Liver Regulator. 

A valuable household remedy for all affections of the liver, 
irregularities of the stomach and bowels, sick headache, chills 
and fever, dyspepsia, chronic dirrhoea, dysentery, cholera-morbus 
cholera infantum, summer complaint, colic, jaundice, flatulence, 
heartburn, sour stomach, lack of energy, female weakness, and 
general indisposition. Being purely vegetable, this will be found 
a valuable remedy for general family use. 

Directions. — Adults should begin with a teaspoonful ; per- 
sons 12 years old, % teaspoonful; 8 years, }£ teaspoonful; 4 
years, ^ teaspoonful, at night, before retiring, gradually increas- 
ing until a cathartic effect is produced. Continue at the cathar- 
tic dose for several days, unless too severe, after which the dose 
may be decreased until nature resumes her functions. A few 
doses will be found beneficial in warding off malaria, bilious at- 
tacks and sick headache, when felt coming on. 

Formula. — Senna leaves, dandelion root, each 80; mandrake 
root, culver's root, each 40; cloves, cinnamon, each 20; capsi- 
cum, 5; sugar, 180; alcohol, 23}i per cer.t.; 1280 parts. 



Neutralizing Cordial. 

Under the head of "Neutralizing Cordial," "Syr. Rhei et 
Potassium Comp.," in April Brief, Dr. Beresford, of Hume, 111., 
gives formulas for the cordial. I wish to submit for benefit of 
Dr. J. M. Truscott, to whom the answer was made, that the fol- 
lowing comes nearer the eclectic formula of Dr. John King, 
American Disp., and makes an elegant cordial, which is as fol- 
lows : 

R. Ext. rhubarb fl., 1 ounce. 

Ext. hydrast. can. fl., y 2 ounce. 

Potassii bicarb., 1 ounce. 

Ol. cinnam. Ceylon, 20 drops. 

Ol. menth. pip., 20 drops. 

Spts. vini galici (4 proof), 16 ounces. 

Syr. simp., quantity sufficient to make 24 ounces. 
Dissolve oils in brandy, potash in syrup 6 ounces. Mix, filter 
and add syr. quantity sufficient to make 24 ounces. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 321 

"Old Reliable" Tonic and Laxative Bitters. 

A good tonic ; an excellent appetizer ; a vigorous strengthener; 
a mild laxative. 

These bitters are confidentialy recommended in all cases re- 
quiring a reliable tonic and laxative, such as indigestion, heart- 
burn, dyspepsia, chills and fever, loss of appetite, lack of energy, 
liver complaint, constipation, flatulency. Ladies who have be- 
come exhausted and debilitated by nursing or over-work will 
find in these bitters an excellent restorative. They will keep 
off attacks of malaria and other troubles due to malarial poisons, 
if taken occasionally as a preventive. They will give new 
strength and energy to the debilitated system no matter what 
the cause. Their composition is as follows : Bitter orange 
peel, 36 ; buckthorn bark, 18 ; gentian root, Roman chamomile 
flowers, cloves, cinnamon, ginger and coriander, each 9 ; sugar 
144 ; alcohol,. 25 per cent. 11 52 parts by weight. 



Buchu with Acetate of Potassium 
And other well known diuretics, all largely used in the prac- 
tice of medicine, for the treatment of diseases of the urinary 
organs, such as inflammation of the bladder and kidneys, non- 
retention of urine, Bright's disease, stone in the bladder, gravel 
•or brick dust deposit, dropsical swellings, weakness arising from 
excesses or indiscretion, and all diseases of the urinary organs in 
either sex. 

Directions. — For an adult, 1 teaspoonful ; 12 years, 1-2 
teaspoonful ; under 12 years, 5 to 20 drops, according to age. 

Formula. — Fluid extract of buchu, 15 ; fluid extract of uva 
ursi, 10 ; fluid extract of juniper berries, 10 ; acetate of potas- 
sium, 10 ; sweet spirits of nitre, 15. Parts by weight. 



Acidity of the Utero- Vaginal Mucous as a Cause of Sterility. 

M. Charrier calls attention to a cause of sterility that has been 
little known. He says that in some women, who are in perfect 
health, sterility is caused by an acid mucus which is fatal to the 
spermatozoids. To relieve this condition, he has used suc- 
cessfully an alkaline treatment (alkaline drinks, alkaline baths, 
warm alkaline injections). 



322 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Birth Marks. 

A mixture of collodion, 15 parts, corrosive sub., 1 part, if 
applied to small, superficial birth marks is stated by Professor 
Gross to act very nicely and effectively. 



Ulcers of the Leg, 

Of whatever variety, are usually first poulticed, if sloughy, 
and when clean, a dry powder dressing of bismuth, boric acid 
(impalpably powdered), or calomel, is used under bandage from 
the toes up, with elevation of the affected extremity. Should 
granulation be protuberant, they are strapped with the ordinary 
basket strapping of surgeon's plaster. 



Kussmaul says that no man who works in quicksilver in the 
manufacture of looking glasses ever contracts syphilis. 



Emetic Draught in Poisoning 

R. Sulphate of zinc, 30 grains. 

Powdered ipecacuanha, 30 grains. 
Mix. Sig. — To be taken in water. 

The action of the emetic is facilitated by giving plenty of 
tepid water. In narcotic poisoning it is often a most difficult mat- 
ter to get the patient to vomit. 



A few drops of essence turpentine removes the odor of iodo- 
form from the hands. 



Blister. 
A thin piece of gauze should be placed between a blistering 
plaster and the skin, to prevent particles of the plaster adhering 
to the exudation and undergoing decomposition. 



Odor of Iodoform. 
Coffee finely powdered and mixed in an iodoform ointment 
will destroy the troublesome odor of the iodoform. The odor 
on the hands can be quickly and satisfactorily removed by 
washing the hands in strong coffee. 



Balsam of fir completely disguises the smell of iodoform. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 3%3 

Condition of the Tongue Valuable in the Diagnosis of Gastric Disorders. 

Doctor Wilson Fox gives, as valuable aids in the diagnosis of 
gastric disorders, the following condition of the tongue: 

ist. Dyspepsia, with distinct atony of the stomach. The 
tongue broad, pale and flabby, the papillae generally enlarged, 
more especially at the tip and edges. 

2d. Dyspepsia from irritative causes. The tongue is redder 
than usual; often of a bright, florid color, or even raw-looking. 
It is often pointed at the tip, which, together with the sides, pre- 
sent an extreme degree of injection, the papillae standing out as 
vivid red points. This form is often associated with aphthae, and 
is most commom in scrofulous children and phthisical adults. 

3d. Dyspepsia from excessive or hurried eating is apt to pre- 
sent a tongue uniformly covered through the greater part of its 
surface with a thick fur, whitish or brownish, with some degree 
of enlargement and redness of the papillae at the tip and edges. 

4th. Neurosis of the stomach displays a tongue which, as a 
rule, is clean, though pale, broad and flabby. 



Chloroform. 
Death from chloroform need never occur, according to the 
doctrine of Syme, Lister and Hughes, if this simple rule be ob- 
served: "Never mind the pulse, never mind the heart, leave the 
pupil to itself. Keep your eyes on the breathing; and if it be- 
comes embarrassed to a great extent, take an artery-forceps and 
pull the tongue well out. " Syme never lost a case from chloro- 
form, although he gave it 5,000 times. This simple rule enabled 
him (so he thought) to make this excellent record. 



Chloroform Poisoning. 
Patients who have been over-chloroformed or anaesthetized 
may frequently be restored and their Respiration aroused by the 
introduction of ice into the rectum. 



Indications of the Tongue. 
A white tongue is said to denote a febrile disturbance; a brown 
moist tongue, depression, blood poisoning, typhoid fever; a red, 
moist tongue, inflammatory fever; a glazed tongue, general 
fever, loss of digestion; a tremulous, moist and flabby tongue, 
feebleness, nervousness; a glazed tongue, with blue appearance, 
tertiary syphilis. 



3%h Dr. Ring's Medical Prescriptions. 

" Never guarantee a cure, or certain success, or a sure re- 
covery, even for a mosquito bite; guarantee nothing except that 
you know your duty and will do it. Medicine is not a perfect 
science, and life is not a definite quantity. When pressed to tell 
whether any case of sickness is dangerous, reply promptly, ' of 
course it is, because it is sickness, and all sickness is dangerous, ' 
and that even a well person has no guarantee for life from one day 
to another. Also remind the questioner that you do not keep the 
book of life, that your will and God's will may differ, and that vou 
cannot assure people that sickness of any kind is not dangerous 
or might not end in death ; then tell them what you think of the case 
in point. Even in doing this, do not fail to leave yourself a reasona- 
ble margin for uncertainties. " 



Muriatic Acid. 
Tongue deep red and dry, the fur having a tinge of brown, 



Poisoning by phosphorus is said to be relieved by turpentine. 
The two drugs combine and are eliminated without causing any 
serious trouble. Of course the turpentine should be administered 
at the outset. 



Therapeutic Indications. 
The red tongue calls for an acid, and the white fur with pale 
mucous membrane for an alkali. 



Jaundice. 



R. Chiananthus, 2 ounces. 
Liriodendron, 2 ounces. 
Berberis vulgaris, 2 ounces. 
Pulverize and put into £ gallon of good cider, and let it stand 
a few days. Sig. — A wineglassful three times a day just be- 
fore eating. 

If the patient has a strong constitution, give first a good dose 
of physic. If you cannot get the cider, then use the fluid extract. 



Wayne's Diuretic Elixir. 
This happy combination of buchu, juniper and acetate of pot- 
ashes a pleasant and most efficient diuretic. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 325 

Strangulation. 
When a patient is choked or strangled, break an egg as quickly 
as possible and give him the white (do not beat it), and it will 
almost certainly dislodge the obstacle. 



Bichloride of methylene is an anaesthetic which Sir Spencer 
Wells has now used in over two thousand operations. He has 
never known it to fail, and he has never been alarmed or even 
made uneasy by its effects, in over two thousand cases in which 
he has used it. 



Mustard Plaster. 
If molasses is used to mix the mustard with, the mustard plas- 
ter will remain flexible, and not dry, as when mixed with water. 
Lay a fine cloth over the plaster, then it will heat without blistering. 



Brain Trouble. 

R. Cocaine muriate, i grain. 

Ammon. bromide, ij drachms. 
Hydrate of chloral, 30 grains. 
Aquas anise, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — Teaspoonful every two or three hours in water,, 
to a child one or two years old. 



Hall's Hair Renewer. 
R. Precipitated sulphur, 1 drachm, 
Acetate of lead, 1 drachm. 
Salt (common), 2 drachms. 
Glycerin, 8 fluid ounces. 
Bay rum, 2 ounces. 
Jamaica rum, 4 ounces. 
Water, 16 ounces. 
Shake before using. 



Radway's Ready Relief. J. J. Pierson, Ph. C. 
R. Soap liniment, about ij4 ounces. 

Tincture of capsicum, about j4 ounce. 
Water of ammonia, about J ounce. 
Alcohol, y 2 ounce. 
Mix them. 



3%6 JJr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Ayer's Sarsaparilla. 

Take of 

R. Alcohol, 3 fluid ounces. 

Fluid extract of sarsaparilla, 3 fluid ounces. 

Fluid extract of stillingia, 3 fluid ounces. 

Fluid extract of yellow dock, 2 fluid ounces. 

Fluid extract of podophyllum, 2 fluid ounces. 

Sugar, 1 ounce. 

Iodide of potassium, 90 grains. 

Iodide of iron, 10 grains. 
Mix. 



Day's Kidney Pad. 
Take of 

R. Black cohosh, 1 ounce. 

Gum benzoin, powdered, 1 ounce. 
Gum guaiacum, powdered, 1 ounce. 
Juniper berries, 1 oum 
Queen of the meadow, 1 ounce. 
Digitalis leaves, 2 ounces. 
Oil of juniper, 1 }< ounces. 
Grind the drugs to a moderately fine powder, and mix with 
the oils and gums. Make an oblong pad to wear over the kid- 
neys. Said to be useful in kidney complaints. 



Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. 

R. Syrup of wild cherry, 6 drachms. 
Syrup of squills, 3 drachms. 
Tincture of bloodroot, 2 drachms. 
Sweet spirit of nitre, 2 drachms. 
Wine of antimony, 3 drachms. 
Wine of of ipecac, 3 drachms. 
Syiup, \y 2 ounces. 
Acetate of morphia, 2 grains. 
Spirit of bitter almonds, 1 drachm, 



Mix. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. S°27 

Perry Davis' Pain Killer. (J. J. Pierson, Ph. C. i 

R. Spiiit of camphor, about 2 ounces. 
Tincture of camphor, about 1 ounce. 
Tincture of guaiac, about ij ounces. 
Tincture of myrrh, about J ounce. 
Alcohol, color, about 3 ounces. 



Hop-Bitters. 
The following is given as the composition of hop- bitters: 
R. Tincture of bops, J ounce. 

Tincture of buchu, 3 drachms. 

Tincture of senega, 3 drachms. 

Podophyllin (dissolved in spirits of wine), J ounce. 

Tincture of cochineal, 20 drops. 

Distilled water, 1 pint. 
Mix. These ingredients will cost about ten cents ; selling 
price $1. 



Thompsom's Eye Water. 
R. Sulphate of copper, 10 grains. 
Sulphate of zinc, 43 grains. 
Rose water, 2 pints. 
Tincture of saffron, 4 drachms. 
Tincture of camphor, 4 drachms. 
Mix and filter. 



Green's August Flower. 

R. Rhei, 6 drachms. 

Hydrastis can., \ x / 2 drachms. 

Aloes carpens., 16 grains. 

Foliag menthse pip., 2 drachms. 

Capsici, 5 grains. 

Sacchari, 8 ounces. 

Alcohol, 3 fluid ounces. 

Aquae, 10 fluid drachms. 
Mix the water and alcohol, and in this macerate the drugs; 
Alter, and add sufficient dilute alcohol to make a pint; then add 
the sugar and dissolve. 



328 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

A substitute for Kendall's Spavin Cure; and pronounced far 

superior to it. 

Take of— 

Oil of wormseed, ^ 

Oil of origanum, 

Oil of spike, , 

. . , r M ' l r each i ounce. 

British oil, f 

Oil of turpentine, 
Tincture of iodine, 
Camphor (gum), 2 ounces. 
Tincture of cantharides, y 2 ounce. 
Olive oil, y 2 ounce. 

Alcohol, sufficient to dissolve the camphor. 
Mix. Sig. — To be used twice a day. If it blister, stop it for 
a few days. 



Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. 

R. Fluid extract of cinchona, 16 ounces. 

" " " columbo, 16 ounces. 
" " " guaiac, 8 ounces. 
" " " licorice, 4 ounces. 

Tincture of opium, 1 ounce. 
Podophyllin (resinous), 120 grains. 
Glycerine, 6 pints, fluid. 
Alcohol, quantity sufficient. 
Dissolve the podophyllin in the alcohol, and add the rest of the 
ingredients. Mix them. Dose, a teaspoonful. 





Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 
R. Savin, 10 grams. 
Agaric, 5 grams. 
Cinnamon, 5 grams. 
Peruvian bark, to grams. 
Make a decoction of 220 grams. 
And add gum arabic, 10 grams. 
Sugar, 5 grams. 
Tincture of digitalis, 2 grams. 
Tincture of opium, 2 grams. 
Oil of anise, 8 drops. 
Dissolve in alcohol, 45 grams. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 329 

Walker's Vinegar Bitters. 
R. Powdered golden seal, i ounce. 
Powdered aloes' (cape), *& ounce. 
Water, 16 ounces. 
Bottle up, tie the cork down tightly. Ready for use in ten 
days. 

Green Wonder Oil. 
R. Terebinth, venet., 4 ounces. 
Zinci sulphat., 15 grains. 
Cupri acetat., J ounce. 
Bals. Peru, 1 drachm. 
Oil olive, 

Oil lidi, each 1 pound. 
Boil the oils; when warm add the turpentine and zinc; when 
almost cold add the other ingredients and stir well. For scalds, 
burns, wounds and piles. , 



Wizard Oil. 
The following is a fair analysis of Hamlin's Wizard Oil. The 
formula dates back to 1866, and hence is not a new discovery 
It is, perhaps, fac-simile : 

R. Alcohol, 1 pint. 

Gum camphor, 1 ounce. 
Oil sassafras, y 2 ounce. 
Tr. myrrh, ]/ 2 ounce. 
Tr. capsicum, y 2 ounce. 
Aqua ammonia, y 2 ounce. 
Chloroform, 1 ounce. 
Mix. Sig. 

Kennedy's Medical Discovery. 

R. Sneezewood, 1 ounce. 
Bitter root, 4 drachms. 
Liquorice root, 4 drachms. 
White sugar, 4 ounces. 
Essence of wintergreen, 1 ounce. 
Boiling water, 8 fluid ounces. 
Proof spirit, 19 fluid ounces. 
Macerate the sneezewood and the roots with the menstruum 
for 48 hours; filter and add the sugar and wintergreen. 



330 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Jayne's Expectorant. 
R. Syrup of squill, 2 fluid ounces. 
Tincture of tolu, ij fluid ounces. 
Tincture of camphor, i fluid drachm. 
Tincture of lobelia, i fluid drachm. 
Tincture of digitalis, i fluid drachm. 
Tincture of opium, 2 fluid drachms. 
Powdered ipecac, 4 grains. 
Tartar emetic, 4 grains. 
Dissolve the tartar emetic in the tincture of lobelia or digitalis 
and mix the remaining ingredients. 



Green's Dropsy Cure. 

The treatment originated with a Dr. Green, of Cherokee 
county Ga., the uncle of theAtlanta Doctor Green, who made a 
considerable reputation for the treatment and cure of dropsv. 

It was from a nurse (an intelligent man), one of Doctor 
Green's ex-patients, that I learned his treatment and his mode of 
preparing it. Doctor Green directed any given amount, say an 
ounce of squills, parched or browned over a slow fire in an open 
vessel, in the same way that coffee is usually treated, until it 
acquired a dark-brown color, often removing it from the fire 
and waiting until it cooled, and then ground it in a coffee mill until 
reduced to a fine powder; mix of this pulv. squills half its weight 
of flour, made into pills or balls with simple syrup or honey. 
Of the pills he directed from twelve, twenty, and even sixty 
grains to be given at short intervals, in divided doses, to be fol- 
lowed in from four to six hours with tablespoonful doses of 
Epsom salts, repeated every two hours until ten, fifteen, or even 
twenty dejections followed their use, which generally resulted in 
the evacuation of the dropsical effusion. 



R. Old man's Gray-beard root, 1 bushel. 
Prickly ash root, 16 ounces. 
White and red sumac root, of each, 8 ounces. 
Sarsaparilla root, 10 ounces. 
Cupri sulphas., 8 drachms. 
Sig. — One wineglassful four times a day. Strictly abstain 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 331 

from horseback riding, butter or very greasy food, all kinds of 
spirits or fermented liquors. Of course the chancre must be 
treated in the usual manner. 

Bruise the gray-beard and sumac's roots and put them with 
the sarsaparilla in an iron pot sufficient to hold eight gallons of 
water, or cover the roots completely with the water. Cover the 
pot with pine tops and boil slowly until the liquid assumes the 
■color of ink. Strain while warm; add the blue stone. 



Formula for 'Warner's Safe Cure." 
R. Liverwort leaves, 8 ounces. 

Jamaica dogwood bark, i ounce. 
Ergot (grains), 4 ounces. 
Jaborandi leaves, 4 ounces. 
Wintergreen leaves, 2 ounces. 
Stillingia root, 4 ounces. 
Couch grass (trit. rep.), 8 ounces. 
Digitalis leaves. 125 grains. 
Percolate with 25 per cent, alcohol to seven pints, then dis- 
solve in the percolate nit. potash grains 2,500: add syrup simplex 
one pint. Mix. — Make solution. Sig. — Dose, half ounce. 



For Domestic Animals. 

Reliable Condition Powders. — 1 pound packages. For 
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. This pow r der, in addition to pro- 
ducing a sleek coat, is an excellent tonic and appetizer, and will 
be found invaluable for worms, bots, distemper, coughs and 
colds, inflammation of the lungs, heaves, thick or broken wind, 
stoppage and inflammation of the bowels, stoppage of water 
and all kidney and bladder disorders : highly recommended in 
epizootic and the distressing and fatal pink eye, and as a general 
tonic for cattle, sheep and hogs, also for hog cholera. 

Note. — It is not necessary that horses should be kept from 
work while this powder is being used. 

Directions. — Give this powder in bran mash or wet grain. 
To bring a horse into good condition, 1 tablespoonful morning 
and evening for eight or ten days, then every other day for a 
week. For acute disorders 2 tablespoonfuls. Sheep and hogs 
can be given the same size doses as above once in twenty-four 
hours, preferably at night. Give cattle 1 J tablespoonfuls as a dose. 



332 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Formula and Medicinal Properties. — Gentian, tonic, 10 ; 
ginger, tonic and stimulant, 10 ; chloride sodium, tonic, stimulant 
and anthelmintic, 20 ; sulphate iron, tonic and anthelmintic, 10 ; 
rosin, diuretic, 10 ; saltpetre, diuretic, 5 ; buchu, diuretic, 2 ; sul- 
phur, alterative, 10; blood root, expectorant, 2 ; black antimony, 
diaphoretic, 4 ; foenugreek, farinaceous, 20 ; soda bicarbon, 
antacid, 5 ; charcoa 1 , excellent in flatulence, 5; sulphate soda, laxa- 
tive, 10 ; oil cake, laxative, 50. The above ingredients are war- 
ranted pure and of fresh materials. 

Put up in packages containing 1 pound, full weight. 



Reliable Poultry Powders. 

To obtain the best results, feed your poultry regularly. Give 
them fresh water at each feeding. The last feed at night should 
be grain. 

Directions. — To keep poultry in good condition, give to every 
ten one tablespoonful of this powder in their feed three times a 
week. If they are sickly, have fever, or do not eat well, give 
them the above dose at every feed for a week, then return to 
the former dose. If they have cholera, separate those that are 
the worst and give them each spoonful of carbolic acid to each 
gallon of their drinking water, and wash their roosts and houses 
with a solution containing two tablespoonfuls of carbolic acid to 
each gallon of water. Should any of them die, burn them. 

Formula. — Capsicum, 1 ; foenugreek, 8 ; soda bi-carbonate, 
gentian, sulphate iron, saltpetre, black antimony, each 2 ; lime, 
sulphur, glauber salt, pulverized alum, each 4 ; oil cake meal, 15. 
Parts by weight. 

Red Horse Condition Powders. 
Foenugreek, powdered, 2 ounces. 
Gentian, 2 ounces. 
Black antimony, 2 ounces. 
Capsicum, 2 ounces. 
Cream of tartar, 2 ounces. 
Rosin, 2 ounces. 
Saltpetre, 2 ounces. 
Myrrh, 1 ounce, 
Ginger, 1 ounce. 
Mix them. 



Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions., 333 

Tobias' Derby Condition Powders, i Hager ,) 
Tartar emetic powdered, 2 grams. 
Crude antimony, 20 grams. 
Sulphur, 10 grams. 
Saltpetre, 10 grams. 
Fcenugreek, powdered, 40 grams. 
Juniper berries, 10 grams. 
Mix them. 



Lice. 
Lice and other parasites are removed from the hair quicker 
.and better by a decoction of quassia, to which a little borax and 
glycerin have been added, than by almost an)' other known 
means. 



Cloves as Moth Exterminators. 
Whole cloves are said to be more effectual as moth destroyers 
than tobacco, camphor or cedar shavings. 



Lightning Renovator. 
Castile soap, 4 ounces. 

Hot water, 1 quart 
When the soap is dissolved, add — 

Water, 4 quarts. 

Aquas ammonia, 4 ounces. 

Sulphuric ether, 1 ounce. 

Glycerine, 1 ounce. 

Alcohol, 1 ounce. 
Mix. An excellent preparation for removing grease, etc. 



A few drops of ammonia on a moist cloth will quickly remove 
iinger-marks from windows and mirrors. 



Raw beef applied to a black eye is the quickest method of 
curing it. 



The taste and smell of turpentine are best masked by sulphuric 
ether. A mixture of turpentine, two drachms; ether, one 
drachm; syrup of orange, one ounce; and water, four ounces 
can be taken in teaspoonful doses quite readily. 



33i Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Red Fiie Without Sulphur. 

R. Nitrate of strontium, 18 parts. 
Chlorate of potassium, 3 parts. 
Shellac, 6 parts. 
Dry the strontium by gentle heat; and after cooling mix with 
the other ingredients, previously powdered separately. 
Another formula (which we have not tried) is: 
R. Nitrate of strontium, 12 parts. 
Chlorate of potassium, 8 parts. 
Milk sugar, 1 part. 
Stearin, 2 parts. 

The stearin is to be scraped or shaved into very thin ribbons to 
admit of sufficiently intimate admixture with the other ingredients . 

Care should betaken in handling such inflammable mixtures. 
Make only as wanted, to avoid danger from spontaneous com- 
bustion. 



Brilliant Signal Light. 

If equal parts of magnesium dust and finely powdered chlorate 
of potassium are mixed, a compound is produced which, when 
brought in contact with a red-hot body, will burn with lightning 
rapidity, producing an intense white light. This is very suita- 
ble for signal purposes. — Ph. Cent PL. 



A Good Label Mucilage. 

Editor Medical, Brief — Many physicians do not have labels at 
all times for dispensing medicines, and find it inconvenient to 
carry mucilage in bottles to use on labels, when required. A. 
good label mucilage may be made in a few minutes out of a 
thick solution of gum arabic, by adding three or four grains of 
sulphate of aluminum to the ounce. Apply this evenly on writing 
paper with a brush or fingers, and if not sticky enough, in a 
few minutes, when dry, apply another coat. Then, when dry, 
cut the sheets or leaves of paper into the size labels required. 
When the directions are written on the label, moisten with the 
tongue and apply to the bottle. It will remain permanently. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 335 

Mucilage for Envelopes. 
Take a quarter or a pound of gum arabic, dissolve it in one 
pint of boiling water; add a piece of borax as large as a walnut, 
when thoroughly mingled with the water — which can be done 
by frequent stirrings — bottle in a large mouthed bottle; through 
the cork pass a hen's feather, and you will have a pint of mucil- 
age as good as the best. Shake the bottle occasionally for three 
or four days after it is corked. If the weather is hot, a table- 
spoonful of listerine will prevent all mould. 



Mucilage for Labels. 

Macerate five parts good glue in eighteen to twenty parts of 
water for a day, and to the liquid add nine parts of rock candy, 
and three parts of gum arabic. The mixture can be brushed 
upon paper while lukewarm; it keeps well, does not stick to- 
gether, and when moistened adheres rirmly to bottles. For 
labels of bottles, it is well to prepare a paste of good rye flour 
and glue, to which linseed oil, varnish and turpentine have been 
added in the proportion of half an ounce of each to the pound. 
Labels prepared in the latter way do not fall off in damp cellars. 



To Protect Labels from Mould. 
The labels upon vessels kept in damp cellars, soon become 
obliterated in consequence of the paste becoming mouldy, and 
the growth of a fungoid vegetation, which is at first sporadic, 
but gradually covers the entire label. If, however, listerine is 
mixed with the paste, and the labels themselves are dipped into 
a weak solution of listerine, their destruction in this way is com- 
pletely prevented. 



Cement. 



For cementing rubber or gutta-percha to metal : Pulverized 
shellac, dissolved in ten times its weight of pure ammonia. In 
three days the mixture will be of required consistency. The am- 
monia penetrates the rubber, and enables the shellac to take a 
firm hold, but as it all evaporates in time, the rubber is immova- 
bly fastened to the metal, and neither gas nor water will remove 
it. 



S36 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

Crystal Cement for Porcelain. 

R. Bottger has examined a cement found in the German mar- 
kets under that name, which he finds to be a simple solution of 
glue in the acetic acid. It is readily made by pouring acetic 
acid (of about 20 per cent.) over pieces of clear glue, sufficient 
to cover, and heating until a homogeneous clear thick-flowing 
mass is formed. It is used by heating the edges of broken arti- 
cles and applying the previously melted cement by means of a 
brush ; the surfaces of the fracture being pressed firmly together 
and the mended object allowed to remain undisturbed for 
twelve to twenty-four hours. 



Diamond Cement. 
White glue, 1 pound. 
White lead, ^ pound. 
Soft water, 1 quart. 
Alcohol, ]/ 2 pint. 
Melt the glue in the water in a water bath ; then add the white 
lead, and lastly the alcohol, stirring well. 



Jewelers' Turkish Cement. 
Put into a bottle two ounces of isinglass and one ounce best 
gum arabic ; cover them with proof spirit ; cork loosely, and 
place the bottle in a vessel of water ; then boil it till a thorough 
solution is effected ; then strain for use. 



Using Whitewash. 
Slake stone lime with just 'enough boiling water to cause it to 
crumble down fine. Then add enough boiling water to make 
the vessel half full. Into this pour a quart of thin flour and rice 
paste, add a gill of carbolic acid, and pour on enough boiling 
water to fill the vessel. Whitewash the poultry houses, both in- 
side and outside, once a month. If it can be applied hot, so 
much the better. Let the floors be well sprinkled with it, also. 



Acid Bath Useful in Cases of Inactive Liver. 
R. Acid nitrici, 12 drachms. 

Acid hydrochlorici, 1-3 ounces. 
Aqure calidre, 30 centigrams. 
Mix. To be prepared in a wooden bath. The patient should 
remain in it from ten to twenty minutes. 



Br. King's Medical Prescriptions. 337 

For Chronic Liver Diseases. 
Ammon. chlorid., 2 drachms. 
Acid, nitro-muriat., 2 fluid drachms. 
Aqua?, quantity sufficient to make 3 ounces. 
Mix. Sig. — A teaspoonful in water before each meal. 
The same mixture, but with half the water, to be painted over 
the region of the liver three times daily. 

This is an old "Navy*' formula, and is well known to every 
surgeon who has served in the navy. It has a well-earned ce- 
lebrity in the treatment of chronic hepatic derangements, especially 
such as are due to alcohol or tropical heat. It should not be 
continued more than a week. 



Tasteless Castor Oil. 
Mix together castor oil and glycerine in equal parts. With 
this combination, it will only require half a drachm of castor oil 
to produce a decided cathartic effect. The oil must be added 
slowly to the glycerine in a mortar, and the mixture must be 
well rubbed together. The castor oil taste is completely disguised. 



Laxative For Piles. 

Take equal parts cream of tartar and lac. sulphur. Mix, and 
:take one or two teaspoonfuls before breakfast. 



Purgative. 

R. Socotrine aloes, 2 ounces. 

Bicarbonate of soda, 6 ounces. 
Comp spt. lavender, 2 ounces. 
Aquae, 3 pints. 
Macerate for a fortnight and filter. Dose, one to four tea- 
spoonfuls one hour before dinner. 



Purgative effect of the following is not severe, and is commonly 
without pain : 

R. Ext. belladonnas, 3 grains. 
Ext. nucis vomicae, 6 grains. 
Podophyllin, 5 to 9 grains. 
Ext. aloes, 18 grains. 
Mix . Divide into eighteen pills. Sig. — Take one when re- 
squired . 



338 Dr. King's Medical Prescriptions. 

The Administration of Acids. 
In the prescribing of acids one should remember that acids- 
check acid secretions, and increase alkaline secretions. And that 
alkalies stimulate and increase acid and check alkaline secretions- 



Pleasant Laxative. 

R. Magnesias sulph., l / 2 ounce. 
Magnesiae carb., ]/ 2 ounce. 
Potass, bitart., y 2 ounce. 
Sulphur sublim., y^ ounce. 
Mix. Sig From a teaspoonful to tablespoonful of the pow- 
der in a wine of sugar and water before breakfast. 



Remember This. 
Camphor is excellent for the expulsion of mosquitoes from a 
house. Use it in this way : Take a piece of the gum about as 
large as a walnut and evaporate it by placing it in a tin vessel and 
holding this over a lamp, taking care that it does not ignite. The 
smoke will fill the room and expel the mosquitoes, and not one- 
will be found in the room next morning, even if the windows be- 
left open all night. 



INDEX. 



Page. 

Amenorrhoea 17 

Abortion — to Prevent 18 

Acidity of the Stomach 18 

Anemia , 20 

Asthma 21 

Alopecia 23 

Anaesthetic — local 25 

Alcoholism 26 

Abscess — to abort 29 

After-pains 180 

Abscess — Mammary 187 

Aphthae 191 

Abbreviations in Prescription Writing 285 

Antidotes to Poisons 286 

Acids on the Functions of the Stomach 292 

Anodyne 318 

Ague Cure 318 

Acidity of Vagina cause of Sterility 321 

Ayer's Sarsaparilla 326 

Ayer's Cherry Pectoral 326 

Acid, Administration 338 

B 

Boils— to Prevent 28 

Bright's Disease 30 

Bleeding from the Nose 31 

Bronchitis 31 

Bronchitis — Chronic 32 

Bruises 34 

Burns 35 

Bites of Insects 224 

Bile Affected by Cholagogues 276 

Buchu, with Acetate of Potassium 321 

Birth Marks 322 

Blister 322 

Brain Trouble 325 

C 

Calculi— Biliary 37 

Chordee 38 

Chancre 38 

Corns 39 



Slfi Index. 

Page. 

Chafing of Children 40 

Cancer 41 

Cholera-Morbus 44 

Constipation 45 

Cholic, Cramp 47 

Cramp, Legs 48 

Catarrh 40 

Chilblain 55 

Cough 57 

Cough — Whooping 56 

Convulsions in Children 64 

Croup 66 

Cystitis 67 

Cholera Infantum 70 

Children's Diseases 74 

Chancroid with Bubo 2:'>(> 

Chapped Hands 243 

Consumption 253 

Cholera-Morbus — Vomiting 268 

Cautionary Facts 274 

Catechism on Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2!»4 

Condition of Tongue 328 

Chloroform, Death from 3?8 

Condition Powders, Red Ih.rse :'>.">2 

Condition Powders 333 

Cement 335, 336 

Catechism 296 

I) 

Dressing—] [ygiene o 

Dandruff Lotion 26 

Delirium Tremens 26 

Diseases of Children 74 

Dyspepsia 76, 169 

Dropsy s 2 

Diphtheria M 

Dysmenorrhea 01 

Dysentery 0:> 

Diarrhoea — Summer 0."> 

Doses of Drugs for Atomization. Inhalation, < tc 274 

Doses Medicine- how to memorize 284 

Day's Kidney Pad 326 

E 

Epistaxis 31 

Eczema — Chronic 108 

Emmenagogue 117 

Earache..... 12:; 

Erysipelas 126 

Eye Diseases 127 



Index. 3bl 

Page. 

Eye Inflammation 108 

Elixirs 304 

Emulsions 307 

Embalming Fluid 317 

Emetic Draught in Poisoning 322 

Eye Water, Thompson's 327 

Emulsions 307 

Elixirs 304 

Expectorants 302 



Fevers — Hygiene 13 

Frost Bites 55 

Fits— Epileptic 122 

Freckles 128 

Felons 129 

Fistula in Ano 129 

Fevers 129 

Fever— Yellow 132 

Fever— Typhoid 132 

Fever — Intermittent 135 

Fever— Malaria 138 

Fever — Eruptive 138 

Fever— Hay 138 

Fever— Scarlet 138 

Fever— Milk 187 

Fever — Worms 265 

Fever — Eruptive 282 

Fever — Pneumonia 129 

For Domestic Animals 331 



Gonorrhoea 140 

Gastritis 151 

Gastrodynia 152 

Gout 153 

Gargles ' 280 

Goodell's Four Chlorides 315 

Green's August Flower 327 

Green's Dropsy Cure 330 

H 

Hygiene 5 

Hygiene of Children 7 

Hygiene in General 8 

Hygiene of Sleeping 8 

Hygiene of Dressing 9 

Hygiene of Fevers 13 

Hygiene of Dynamic '.. 15 

Hygiene of Adynamic 15 



3^ Index. 

Hygiene of the Ataxic 15 

Hygiene of Bilious Fevers 15 

Hygiene — first, Bilious Remittent 15 

Hygiene — second, Bilious Intermittent 15 

Hygiene— third, Bilious Fever proper 15 

Hair Fulling Out 23 

Hair Tonic 23 

Hay Fever 138 

Hemorrhage from Lungs 155 

Heart Disease 166 

I [emorrhoids 157 

Hives or Urticaria 160 

Hematuria 162 

Hysteria 161 

Headache 165 

Hydrocele l<>4 

Hiccough Ki5 

Hydrophobia 166 

Hemorrhage from Nose 

Hypochondria 167 

How to give Podophyllin 318 

Hypnotic 318 

Hall's Hair Etenewer 326 

Hop Bitters 

] 

Intermittent lYvcr 136 

In (lamination — Stomach 15] 

Intussusception It is 

Iritis 168 

Indigestion p;9 

In potency 17>_> 

Incontinence of Urine 174 

Insomnia 17<; 

Inflammation — Testicles p. is 

Inflammation — Prostate 200 

Ivy or Rhus Poison 201 

Itching -See Pruritus -jus 

Itching — See Pruritus Ani 211 

Itch— Scabies 241 

Impetigo — See Tetter 

Incompatibles 276 

Iodoform.... •••>.> 



Jaundice 324 

Jayne's Expectorant 

K 

Kendall's Spavin Cure 

Kennedy's Medical Discovery 



Index. 3JfS 



Page. 

Lungs, Hemorrhage 155 

Lumbago 177 

Lacteal Secretion 178 

Laryngitis 17s 

Leucorrhcea 179 

Lupus 180 

Liniments 310 

Liniment -Mexican Mustang 313 

Lice 317, 333 

Liver Regulator 320 

31 

Menstrual Irregularities 90 

Malarial Fever 138 

Midwifery 180 

Mastitis 187 

Milk Fever 187 

Measles 189 

Mumps 189 

Masturbation 189 

Mouth-wash 191 

Menorrhagia 193 

Miscellaneous 298 

Microbe Killer— Radam's 316 

Mustard Plaster 316, 325 

Moth Exterminator 333 

Muciloge 335 

N 

Nervous Debility 194 

Nocturnal Emissions 196 

Nymphomania 197 

Neuralgia 197 

Nose — Foreign Bodies 317 

Neutralizing Cordial 319, 320 



Otalgia 123 

Orchitis 198 

Ovaries — Diseases of 199 

Ointments 313 

Ointment— Trask'e Magnetic 314 



Pneumonia ' 129 

Piles 157 

Pharyngitis 178 



$H Index. 

Paralysis 

Pyemia '" 200 

Prostatitis " ^qq 

Poison— Rhus— I vey or Poison Oak... .~ 01 

Psoriasis qq 

Prickly-heat . )() , 

Peritonitis %)() ^ 

Ptyalism .'......... 205 

Pleurisy ...'........ 205 

Pleurodynia .,q,> 

Pediculi Pubis .,q- 

Pruritus Vulva: 1 .,qo 

Pruritus Ani .„, 

Prurigo * .,,.> 

Prolapsus Ani .,|> 

Perspiration 21 4 

Post Mortem Examination .> (i - 

Prescription Writing— how easy to make mistakes 286 

Poisons and their Antidotes 

Pregnancy Signs of 

Pulse 289 

Pregnancy Positive Signs the firsl Three Months 29] 

Poultry Powders ...... 

Powder Stains -;i- 

Peiry Davis' Pain Killer ...,- 

Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery 

Pierce's Favorite Prescription 

B 

Radam's Microbe Killer ;»lg 

Reducing Fat ; ; , 7 

Radway's Ready Relief 

s 

Sleeping — Hygiene 

Sprains 

Scalds 

Syphilis 

Spasms of Children 6 4 

Sickness— Falling 199 

Scarlatina ,.;,> 

Sexual Debility yj2 

Sleeplessness li- 
stings of Insects 224 

Scurvy 220 

Snake-bites 228 

Sciatic Neuralgia 22!) 

Syphilis 232 

Synovitis • 237 

Skin Diseases 

Scabies or Itch ^ o-U 



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Page. 

Sore Nipples 243 

Sore throat 245 

Small Pox 240 

Scrofula 247 

Spermatorrhoea 24s 

Sciatica 249 

Spleen — Enlargement 250 

Signs of Pregnancy 280 

Syrups 20S 

Strangulation 325 

S. S. - 330 

Signal Light 334 



Typhoid Fever 132 

Tooth Wash 182 

Teeth— Extracting Painlessly 251 

Tooth Ache 252 

Tetter 253 

Tuberculosis— See Consumption 253 

Tonsillitis 258 

Therapeutic Classification of Remedies 277 

Thermometer — Use of in Diseases 280 

Table of Digestibility of Food 283 

Table for the Beginner 284 

Teeth— Eruption of 200 

Temperture in Diseases 200 

Tinctures 305 

Tongue Indications 323 

Tongue — Muriatic Acid 324 

Tongue — Therapeutic Indications 324 

Tasteless Castor Oil 337 

Tinctures 305 



Urticaria 160 

Ulcers 259 

Unemic Poison 250 

Uraemia 250 

Ulcers of Leg 322 

V 

Vomiting of Pregnancy 261 

Vomiting in Cholera-Morbus 203 

Vaginitis 204 

Vehicles 300 

Vagina— Acidity of 321 



3IfG Index. 

w 

Page. 

Warts 39 

Whites 179 

Warts— Venereal 260 

Worms 265 

Wounds L'oT 

Weights of the Different Organs 271 

Weights and Measures 2~i'l 

Whitewash 336 

Wayne's Diuretic Elixir 324 

AValker's Vinegar Bitters .\'1\) 

Wiazard Oil 329 

Y 

Yellow Fever 182 



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